The Centre for Development Policy and Research (CDPR) is delighted to inform you about an important new Summer School programme at SOAS, University of London.

Among the various programmes on offer, SOAS is launching a new course in Feminist Economics and Development. For full details of all programmes on offer, click here: http://www.soas.ac.uk/summerschool/

The Feminist Economics and Development course is designed for individuals looking to become familiar with debates in feminist economics and gender & development theory and their application to developing countries. The course provides a critical review of economic theories, methods and policy-debates from a gender perspective. It also offers students the chance to explore alternative feminist theory and apply such theories to concrete problems in the developing world.

Students will be exposed to established debates in feminist scholarship including the crucial gender issue of unpaid care work and the relationship between gender equality and economic growth.The course will also assess how the global economic crisis has impacted men and women and how policies have responded to the continued challenge of gender equality.

The course does not require students to have prior qualifications in economics and is intended to be accessible to those working in policy-circles, academia or anyone with a general interest in the subject.

Outline of the course:

Week 1: What is Feminist Economics

From Homo Economicus to Feminist Economics
Defining, conceptualising and measuring ‘gender equality’ in economic terms
Tackling ‘care’ and the relationship between productive and unproductive work
Week 2: Globalisation, gender and work in the developing world

The feminisation of labour in the developing world
‘Labour’, ‘work’, production and reproduction across the international division of labour
Agriculture, resource allocation and intra-household issues
Investing in women for a food secure world? Issues of gender, food and nutrition in the developing world
Week 3: Gender, the state and economic policies

Gender equality and economic growth: What are the links?
The global economic crisis and policy responses through a gender lens
Gender and the international financial institutions: From gender-blind to female empowerment?
This course is co-taught by Dr Hannah Bargawi, Dr Alessandra Mezzadri, Ms Lorena Lombardozzi, Dr. Sara Stevano, Prof. Sue Himmelweit, Dr. Jerome De Henau and Dr. Marzia Fontana.

Discounts available for early applicants and for SOAS alumni and those from partner universities overseas.

https://www.soas.ac.uk/summerschool/subjects/development-studies-and-environment/feminist-economics-and-development/