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This video explains what the term 'Feminist Economics' describes and goes into detail on how feminist economists use methodology differently, why they advocate for diversity in research and how to look into preconditions for the functioning of our economies. It, additionally, highlights the link between feminist economics and the study of climate change. 2020 Level: beginner What is Feminist Economics & what does it have to do with studying the climate crisis? Henrika Meyer Rethinking Economics This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of work-related gender issues and to enable students to analyze the issues using the tools of economics. 2015 Level: beginner Women, Men, & Work Karen Leppel School of Business Administration at Widener University This course introduces students to the relevance of gender relations in economics as a discipline and in economic processes and outcomes. The course covers three main components of gender in economics and the economy: (1) the gendered nature of the construction and reproduction of economic theory and thought; (2) the relevance and role of gender in economic decision-making; and (3) differences in economic outcomes based on gender. We will touch on the relevance of gender and gender relations in at least each of the following topics: economic theory; the history of economic thought; human capital accumulation; labor market discrimination; macroeconomic policy, including gender budgeting; household economics; basic econometrics; economic history; and economic crises. 2019 Level: beginner Feminist Economics Alyssa Schneebaum University of Vienna This graduate-level course examines issues related to women’s paid and unpaid work during a time of rapid integration of world markets. Students will analyze the role of government policy, unions, corporate responsibility, and social movements in raising women's wages, promoting equal opportunity, fighting discrimination in the workplace, and improving working conditions. Level: advanced Women and Work Yana Rodgers Rutgers University - School of Management and Labor Relations Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations provided the first, most influential and lasting explanation of the workings of modern economics. But with his focus on "the market" as the best mechanism for producing and distributing the necessities of life, Smith's concepts only told part of the story, leading to flawed economic models that devalue activities that fall outside of the market's parameters of buying and selling. 2007 Level: advanced The Real Wealth of Nations Riane Tennenhaus Eisler, Samuel Robert Eyre Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated After completing the module, participants should be able to understand the economic consequences of gender inequality. They should be able to explain the contradictions between capital and care, analyze the labor market with a gender perspective and develop the ability to describe phenomena such as public policies taking into account "gender" as a category of analysis. 2021 Level: beginner Feminist Economics Micaela Fernández Erlauer, Lucía Espiñeira and Justina Lee Summer Academy for Pluralist Economics

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