Gender and Globalisation

Studiengang: MA Labour Policies and Globalisation (Second Study Term)

Zielsetzung: This seminar examines how economic and social policies both in developing and developed countries need to be changed if gender equality would be taken as a serious obligation of policy. It provides insights in the broad range of academic research on the relevant topics.

Lehrinhalte: To  understand the gender dimensions  in different fields of economic and political action/programmes, to develop an analytical and practical understanding of gender impact assessment both in ex ante/ex post analysis of programmes/action

• Introduction: On Gender, Development and Economics
• Women and Gender in Economic Theory and Policy
• Markets, Globalization and Gender
• Employment Patterns, Gender and Informalisation
• Gender dimensions of the crisis
• Gender and Economic Growth
• The Gender Wage Gap
• Paid und Unpaid Labour - Indicators of Inequality
• Instruments: Gender Mainstreaming, Gender Budgeting

Lehrmethoden: Mixture of presentation of central issues by lecturer, group discussions, student presentations