ECON 212 - Gender in the Economy

5 CR

This course discusses and analyzes major issues of gender in the economy, including the gender pay gap, occupational segregation, discrimination, social reproduction, and others. The major focuses of this course are on how race, class, and nationality overlap with gender, and how globalization impacts gender in the economy.

Course Outcomes

Explain how the concept of gender is socially constructed.
Show how gender as a social category is relevant to the study of economics.
Apply an intersectional approach to explain the differing economic experiences of women from different races, classes, and nationalities.
Critically analyze the gender pay gap and the various factors that contribute to it.
Evaluate competing explanations of gender-based occupational segregation and discrimination.
Describe the historical process of Neoliberal globalization and how it has impacted women in the international economy.
Identify significant ways that gender affects men in the economy.

GenEd Outcomes: Connections

Global Citizenship
Cultural Diversity

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