Social Issue Theory of Doing Gender You will apply one of the sociological theory of doing gender that you have read about in this class to a real-world topic.

You will choose a theory, choose a current event or issue, and then apply the theory to it. The goal of this assignment is for you to strengthen your ability to think and write about how sociological theories are relevant to understanding the real world. Women continue to be underrepresented in the STEM fields and also are more likely to leave academic careers than men.