Drawing upon the Fine and Barreras article and the call for psychologists “to be of use” (see Module 6 Study Materials), focus on the development of an awareness campaign or an educational tool that would alleviate a social issue related to gender inequity.
This final project builds upon the ways of describing and presenting research findings in previous modules. For example, in Module 4 you were encouraged to explore organizations, policies, and programs related to gender-based social and health-related issues.
In Module 5 you were asked to explore the ways in which psychologists could raise awareness about the connection between gender-based attitudes and beliefs and related behaviors (e.g., support for legislation).
In Module 6, you were asked to locate statistics related to a specific gender disparity (e.g, wage gap).
Using the same statistics you identified in the application exercise in Module 6, create an infographic or slide deck intended to raise awareness. Frame your descriiption of the statistics by providing a title and brief explanation of the gender disparity and issue and provide possible solutions to lessen or alleviate the issue.
Include the following in your final project:
Cover page
Literature review providing your rationale for the project (2 to 3 pages)
Once you determine your topic of interest, use the library electronic database to conduct some research and locate peer-reviewed articles in PSYCHINFO. Under advanced search, enter terms related to your topic of interest. Choose two to three articles related to your topic or to a specific method of raising awareness (e.g., psychoeducation plan).
Write a brief introductory paragraph describing your topic of interest. Summarize the content in the articles you found via PSYCHINFO. Discuss how the research you explored in your review relates to the content in your infographic or slide deck.
You may find Purdue OWL’s site about Writing a Literature Review to be helpful.
Awareness tool (i.e., infographic or slide deck)
Develop an infographic (e.g., Gender Pay Equality) or slide deck (e.g., Women in STEM). If you choose to do an infographic, you should include at least 10 important statistics on one page. If you choose to do a slide deck, you should include at least 10 important statistics on the slides. If you do a slide deck, you should include a title slide, at least 8 slides, and a references page (in APA Style).
You may use any resources or tools to develop your infographic, such as Adobe Illustrator, Venngage, Visme, Canva, or PowerPoint.
If you choose to develop slides, you may use Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides.
References page
In addition to the two to three articles you located in PSYCHINFO, you might choose to reference websites, videos, or textbook content. Your final project should include at least four references to peer-reviewed articles, websites, videos, or the textbook. All references (i.e., citations) should be formatted in APA Style.