Question

While recent attention has been paid to the growing number of female Heads of State, Caribbean

women’s representation in politics remains low. Moreover, the most significant increases in

women’s electoral representation have occurred in the past 25 years. Recognizing that women’s

underrepresentation is a problem for democracy, policy, and the political process; you are tasked

with selecting and highlighting the achievements and experiences of one Caribbean female Head

of State.

Think about the institution of politics with a gender lens. Write a profile of a current or former

Caribbean female Head of State. Engage in a discussion about her personal and professional story,

her experience and whether being a woman made a difference in her path to office, her experience

in office, and the impact she made once there.

A profile is a special kind of research project:

You will need to conduct library research to gather information about the history of the person you

have selected so that you have an informed and factually accurate profile.

Magazines and newspapers are filled with profiles. Unlike conventional news stories, which

report current events, profiles tell about people and activities. Some profiles take us behind the

scenes giving us a glimpse of the person’s inner circles. Others probe the social, political, and

moral contributions of the person.

Profiles share many features with autobiography, such as narrative, anecdote, description, and

dialogue. Yet profiles differ significantly from autobiography. Whereas an autobiography

reflects on a remembered personal experience, a profile synthesizes and presents newly acquired

information.

In writing your profile, you will practice the research methods of archival data collection, review

of interviews, content analysis, notetaking, commonly used by social scientists. In the end, you

will analyze and synthesize the information you have collected, to present your profile.

Profile Essay:

• Should be an essay of at least 3-4 pages about an intriguing person.

• Is based on information gathered from in-depth and accurate research.

• Take readers behind the scenes of the person you are featuring.

• Provide information while at the same time engage and arousing the readers’ curiosity.

• Present people vividly and concretely through description, action, and dialogue.

• Include at least three quotes by the featured figure.

• Reveals an attitude toward your subjects and offer—implicitly or explicitly—an

interpretation of that person.

• Create a dominant impression of the subject.

• Make sure your paper has an introduction, body and conclusion.

o Introduction: present your significant figure and theme(s).

o Body: include an analysis that incorporates concepts, ideas and theories to explain

your theme and the person’s ideology.

o Conclusion: re-emphasize the figure’s ideology and your theme(s) by using

concepts, ideas and theories.

Format

• Your paper should be at least 3-4 pages.

• Use 12-point fonts, Times New Roman, double-spacing, and 1-inch margins all around on

paper.

• Carefully proofread (check spelling, grammar) and watch for “spell check” errors.

• Must include a “References” page to document the literature you used.

Grading Criteria:

1. Clearly identifies a current or former Caribbean female Head of State and her ideology.

2. Includes an analysis of concepts, ideas and theories to explain your theme and the

person’s ideology.

3. Paper follows the structure of introduction, body and conclusion.

4. Paper is written so that it can be understood; that is, it has clarity and coherence.

5. You must cite all sources and include them in a bibliography.

6 months ago

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