040620 SE Feminist Economics (BA) (2024S)

The academic content of this course comprises three topics: (1) the concept of gender as it applies to economics; (2) the centrality f gender in economics; and (3) gender-specific economic outcomes and processes. We will study gender and gender elations in at least each of the following topics: economic theory; he history of economic thought; economic history; the teaching of economics; publishing in economics; econometrics; economic growth; economics and the ecology; human capital; social capital; cultural capital; wages; income; wealth; policy; education; households; children; aging; retirement; well-being; economic crises; poverty; COVID; and political economy.

Along with mastering the content of the class, students will be encouraged to develop their general academic skills. In the first week of class, the instructor ill hare a video (of herself) reviewing the most important aspects of academic writing; the video will be accompanied by a document with 2 rules for writing (both content and syntax) and examples of roper citation.

There are three further core goals of the class. First, students in the class will develop their critical thinking skills. second, they will improve their writing skills. Third, they will improve their ability to present their work in an effective fashion.

These five goals (understanding more about gender and economics; mastering he basics of academic writing; and improving reading, writing, and critical thinking skills) will be highlighted throughout the course; students will be graded in part on their improvement in these regards. Each element of the course is designed to help students meet these goals.