There are 3 assignments. Choose ONLY One to complete.

Option One Assignment:

• Go to DiversityIncLinks to an external site. and search for “ Things Never to Say to Women Executives.”
• After reading this article, explain how these statements undermine (or do not undermine) women as leaders in organizations. You may also add other things that have been said to you or you have heard it being said to other women.
• Word limit is 500.

_{(Question 1 Source: Assignment adopted from “Understanding and Managing Diversity, Readings, Cases, And Exercises” 5th Edition, 2012, Pearson)}

Option Two Assignment:

Read the “First Union Case: Lessons in the Politics of Space” and answer the following questions, word limit 700:

1. Make a list of all the factors that may have contributed to the walls coming down in Meg’s office ( for example, organizational culture, power dynamics, personal factors, and her use of power tactics).
2. If you were Meg’s friend or mentor, how would you help Meg understand her current situation? Do you think she could have done anything differently to prevent this series of events?
3. If you were Meg, how might you view your predicament? What would you do now? How might Meg’s co-workers view her predicament?
4. Given her power base, her organization’s strategic focus, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s attention on First Union, and her track record with the company, what do you think are her long-term prospects? Please explain.

_{(Question 2 Source: Assignment adopted from “Understanding and Managing Diversity, Readings, Cases, And Exercises” 5th Edition, 2002, Pearson)}

Option Three Assignment:

• What are the costs and benefits to a company of providing full benefits and training to those employees who work part-time?
• What risks do employees take when they make use of their companies' work-life policies? Are these risks the same for men and women?
• Word Limit 500

_{(Questions 1 & 2 Source: Opportunities and Challenges of Workplace Diversity: Theory, Cases, and Exercises, 3rd Edition, 2014, Pearson.)}