ECO 2225 - Economics of Gender

Credits: 4

This course is an exploration of the interplay between gender roles and economic roles in the U.S. Although women’s and men’s paid labor force participation rates are now closer to one another than ever before, a gendered division of labor still characterizes a great deal of both paid work and unpaid work. However, the gendered division of labor differs across cultures and across time. We will draw on theoretical tools drawn from gender studies, economics, and sociology to analyze a selection of historical and contemporary case studies - and use case studies both to illustrate our theories and to test the limits of our theories. We will consider what theory has to say about the causes of and possible policy prescriptions for differences in economic opportunities and outcomes.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 1201 or WGS 1010
Fulfills: SOSC, W and D in LS Core.