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ECOP3624: Gender, Work and Care in Economic Life
2025 unit information
This unit examines gender in the global context. Gender is an important social relation that shapes the political economies of developed and developing countries. The unit focuses on gender relations as a subject of economic thought and analysis. It explores the ways in which contemporary gendered patterns of employment, production, distribution and exchange have been shaped historically and institutionally.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Political Economy |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 2000 level in Political Economy |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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ECOP3022 or ECOP3016 or ECOP2614 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of gender as a multi-dimensional social structure that shapes everyday practices as well as the organisation of states and economies.
- LO2. Understand and assemble gender disaggregated data relevant to questions of gender (in)equality and change
- LO3. Demonstrate an understanding of the conceptual and political differences between different political economy theories and articulate your position clearly.
- LO4. Demonstrate a critical understanding of key gender-related political economy concepts eg. unpaid labour, social reproduction, care work, household bargaining etc
- LO5. Successfully apply key concepts in feminist political economy to historical and contemporary case examples.
- LO6. Actively contribute to class discussion and demonstrate capacity to evaluate and respond constructively to different viewpoints.
- LO7. Prepare written material to a high academic standard that demonstrates independent critical thought and research skills.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney |
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