COM 360 week 5 DQ 1

Watch the video   and read the transcript   of U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton's remarks at the Barnard   College commencement ceremony in New York on May 18, 2009, in which she   comments on the marginalization of women and girls around the world.

Also read the brief article by   Sonia Gill titled "What the United Nations Should Do: Marginalization of   Women in the Media?" (Available in ProQuest)

Post your answers to the following   questions:

• Secretary of State Clinton        tells graduates that they are being prepared for "global        citizenship in the interconnected world of the 21st        century" (para.9). What communication skills do you think this        global citizenship will require of you in your careers?
• Do you agree with Gill        regarding the marginalization of women in the media? Give at least one        example to support your conclusion. Do you think the United Nations        should intervene in this issue? Why or why not?

Respond to at least two of your   fellow students' postings by Day 7. (You must create one initial post and at   least two responses, for a minimum of three posts for this discussion.)