The Future of Work: Scenario Planning
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scenario_planning.docxInstructions
My report is about the future of work and focuses the role of a woman. I have already done some work for this report. Down below you will see the points we spoke about in the report and why we chose this subject. More importantly, you will also see the scenario we came up with and the framing questions we created. You will need both the scenario and framing questions and write a summary about it in 600 words. I need you to do this section:
Introduction
· The future of work will have an impact on women in terms of employment and job positions in an organization.
· Corporations will be equally hiring men and women based on their skills and knowledge.
· The wage gap between genders will decrease in the near future.
· Women will become more independent leading the marriage rates to drop.
· When it comes to politics, the role of a women in a less developed country will change significantly as women are now allowed to vote and become members of the parliament.
Rationale
· Theme: Gender and diversity
· Why?
Coming from an Arab country, we have noticed many changes in the typical role of women all around the world. We noticed that women are starting to change their habits and lifestyle. Women are becoming highly educated, searching for independence, and working more to enhance their career path. Women are no longer categorized as the traditional housewives
Scenario: Everything Will Change
“Post-Fordism”
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Society and culture |
-Feminized values -Women and men equally valued -Make, do, and mend culture -Increasing diversity |
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Family life |
-Parents work long hours little time for kids -Schools and institutions take greater responsibility for children -Men contribute equally for child rearing, housework and time at work |
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Education |
-Vocational -Individual happiness linked to societal outcomes |
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The workplace |
-Pay gap decrease between genders -Equality between genders -Even value of diversity -Women greater presence in public, business life -Responsible and ethical corporations |
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The environment |
-No clean energy developed -Wealthy nations survive while poor nations don’t do so well |
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Science and technology |
-High surveillance of all citizens -Innovation is highly valued -Highly networked -Development of new technology with few people to afford it |
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Politics |
-Single party dominates -Strong alliances between countries -People vote according to policies that value social and environmental outcomes -Women politicians increase -Governmental regulations change regarding expatriates |
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Economics |
-Personalized products/services -Much of country owned by rich overseas interests -Great divide between rich and poor -Countries that supply raw materials benefit -Frequent scares of limited resources, terrorist attacks |
Framing Questions:
1. Currently 92% of CEO’s are men. Will this rate lower in the future?
2. Will the level of women’s education be matched with the employment rate of women?
