31603b

SoSe 23: Gender and Development

Oliver Wach

Comments

This course will cover the role of gender in economic history and development economics. The first part of the course focuses on some of the deeply rooted reasons for gender inequalities, like traditional agricultural practices, religion and cultural traditions. We will discuss mechanisms behind the transmission of gender norms and how these can be changed by political and economic institutions. We will pay special attention to the socialist model of women and what has remained of it. The second part of the course elaborates on the role of gender in selected areas touched upon by the development economy literature. We will draw on examples from several world regions. The focus will be on policy-relevant topics like education, trade and political and economic empowerment. We will also discuss and analyse cases where the glass ceiling was (allegedly) broken. Lastly, we will touch upon the two most acute crises of our time, the climate and the corona crisis, and will analyze their influence on gender issues. Participants of this course will get an overview of classic econometric models and methods for analyzing, discussing and putting the literature into perspective. The final grade of the course is determined by a presentation and a seminar paper, in which the participants will conduct their own analysis, using the discussed methods. The learning objective of this seminar is the introduction of econometric methods, the critical examination of literature, and the introduction to research clusters in the fields of gender and development close

12 Class schedule

Additional appointments

Mon, 2023-07-17 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Oliver Wach

Location:
Garystr.55/B Seminarraum (Garystr. 55)

Regular appointments

Mon, 14:00 - 16:00 12 Class schedule

Mon, 2023-04-17 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Oliver Wach