Wikipedia:United States Education Program/Courses/Gender and Economic Development in the Third World (Gunseli Berik)/Course description

Course description
This course examines the gender dimensions of economic development and globalization from the perspective of feminist economics. Since the early 1980s economic globalization has been achieved on the basis of a common set of macroeconomic policies pursued in industrial and developing countries alike. The main objective of the course is to examine the impact of these policies on men and women in the global South (a.k.a. developing countries/Third World) on gender inequalities in work, control over resources, and well-being and to evaluate the policies/strategies for reducing gender inequalities and promoting the well-being of all people. The pursuit of these objectives will entail first a brief examination of the central tenets of feminist economics and an historical overview of the policy-oriented field of gender and development. Gender-differentiated statistics will be reviewed as they pertain to the topics under discussion.

Upon completion of the course students can expect to attain gender-aware literacy and skills in a number of areas:

(1)  The facility to interpret economic development policy concerns and debates with a gender lens.

(2)  A critical perspective and knowledge of how gender matters in development economics, international trade, and macroeconomics;

(3)  The ability to interpret gender-differentiated indicators and descriptive statistics;

(4)  The ability to evaluate various popular schemes to reduce gender inequalities and promote women’s well-being in developing countries in the broader development policy context.

(5)  Gain expertise in one area through a contribution to Wikipedia.

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