Gender studies, cultures and policies for media and communication

Activity type

Discipline storico-sociali, giuridico-economiche, politologiche e delle relazioni internazionali

SSD

SECS-P/02

Year

2nd year

Semester

1st semester

CFU

3

Hours distribution

24 classroom hours

Lecturers

MARCELLA CORSI

Activity type

Discipline storico-sociali, giuridico-economiche, politologiche e delle relazioni internazionali

SSD

SECS-P/02

Year

2nd year

Semester

1st semester

CFU

6

Hours distribution

48 classroom hours

Lecturers

MARCELLA CORSI

Expected learning outcomes
- To acquire the theoretical frameworks useful for interpreting applied and policy aspects of a gender approach in economics. Students will be provided with the tools to explain the relationship between gender inequalities and economic development. Particular attention will be paid to how a gender-difference approach can explain the evolution of women's and men's employment and wage patterns in the labour market.

Competences to be achieved
- Concepts, definitions and patterns of analysis of applied economics, with reference to current issues. Ability to deal with the concept of gender diversity from an economic point of view, both theoretically and empirically.

The main objective of the course is to provide participants with the ability to measure and quantify the gender dimensions of the economy and their various impacts on society.
The lectures will cover a range of topics related to the feminist approach to economics and gender equality indicators; labour force participation; vertical and horizontal segregation in labour markets; wage gaps; pension gaps; consumption and savings; financial literacy; and time use.
The course will include both academic sessions and case studies. After attending the course, students will increase their ability to address, both theoretically and empirically, gender diversity in the economic context, and will increase their statistical skills on data sources and the analysis of primary and secondary sources of the phenomenon.

No prerequisits

Topics covered:
- Global division of labour
- Social reproduction
- Care
- Family
- Work
- Discrimination
- Intersectionality
- Gender policies

Main statistics covered:
- Gender statistics (in the main sectors of Work, Power, Time, Knowledge, Health).
- Violence against women and sexual harassment

Feminist Political Economy by S. Cantillon, S. Stevano, O. Mackett, Italian edition, trans. by M. Corsi, Turin: Giappichelli editore, 2024.

Module: GENDER ECONOMICS
N/D
Module: LABORATORY OF GENDER STATISTICS
N/D

Lectures, online meetings with foreign lecturers, online seminars

Attendance is highly recommended. Group work

Multiple-choice written test OR essay (student's choice)

There are no set questions.

• ok
  • Books: ok