Gender Analysis , Development Policy and Planning
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3Course Description
The course examines the modernization approach to development, the neo-classical and neo-Marxist schools of political and economic thought, and capabilities theory, all from the perspective of the social relations of gender. AR 37C aims to deconstruct the very idea of what it means to be developed. Together we will critique how women´s time, bodies and labour have been appropriated by state managers in order to contribute to the objective of achieving the idea of development.
One of the goals of this course is to make clear and consistent links between gender planning and the goals of development. Consequently, the course will provide you with the basic skills of gender analysis and participatory modes of gender planning as a way of addressing gender inequality in the development process. The course will be particularly useful for public sector practitioners interested in incorporating gender awareness into public policy and planning by being able to disaggregate existing policy to reveal its differential, gendered impacts.
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