GENDER 168
Feminist Economics in Globalizing World
Description
Lecture, four hours. Preparation: satisfaction of Letters and Science Writing II requirement. Requisite: course 10. Designed for juniors/seniors. Overview of field of feminist economics, with emphasis on development experiences in globalizing world economy. Overview of gender inequalities such as gender division of labor in paid and unpaid work, patterns of employment and unemployment, and wage gaps between men and women in different world economy regions; feminist critiques of economics and of theoretical debates within gender and development field on topics such as structural adjustment, feminization of labor force, and poverty; examination of efforts and proposals by governments, international policy-making institutions, and civil society organizations to make economic policies and structures gender-equitable. P/NP or letter grading.
Prerequisites
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