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This workshop was originally taught at the Summer Academy for Pluralist Economics 2021
Instructor: Micaela Fernández Erlauer, Lucía Espiñeira and Justina Lee
Course form | Credit | Duration | Language |
Workshop (online) | 5 ECTS | 1 week block course | English |
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.
The basic notions of gender, sex, and feminism will be presented to introduce Feminist Economics as a political and academic project. There will be an overview of the unpaid care work concept, the labor market theory, and the social organization of care. The course aims to address contemporary discussions around Global North-South relations, economic development and feminist fiscal policies. It shows also debates related to environment and pandemics.
Workshop - Mixture of new content as lecture, discussion of lecture and prepared reading. Interaction an working tasks during the session. Students develop will develop a final presentation for the whole Summer Academy. After the period of sessions, they will also have to write a Final Essay of 2500 words.
This module can either be accomplished in a compulsory or elective module, depending on the degree programme. In every degree programme it might be suited for elective or transdisciplinary modules. In degree programmes in economics or with parts in economics, it might be suited for advanced courses, too.
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30 h | 30 h | 90 h | yes |
Presentation (passed/failed, no marking)
Final Essay of 2500 words (with marking)
The module is carried out by the Netzwerk Plurale Ökonomik e.V. Responsible staff:
Janina Urban, M.Sc. and Anita Lehner, M.A.
Micaela Fernández Erlauer, Economist (University of Buenos Aires); Lucía Espiñeira, Economist (University of Buenos Aires); Justina Lee, Economist (Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht). The three lecturers work at the Argentinian NGO Civil Association Economia Feminista
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