ECON 7180 - Gender and Third World Development

Examines the role of gender in the process of economic development in the Third World. Objectives are twofold: 1) Evaluation of various approaches to women and gender in the Third World, and the ways in which gender is and may be incorporated in development economics; 2) Examination of the impact of development processes on gender differentiation, and the reciprocal impact of gender differences on development outcomes. Drawing upon case studies from various regions, the focus will be on gender divisions of work and gender inequalities in the context of capitalist development in agriculture, subsistence production, rural-urban migration, urbanization and industrialization, economic crises, population growth, and macroeconomic outcomes. Central to each topic is the evaluation of policy issues and political strategies to overcome gender bias.