Critical Social Inquiry 0209 - Gender Justice in Economies: Political Movements and Policy Debates

Women's movements have long engaged politically with economic issues, pointing out how these affect them in different ways. Whether they are farmers, factory workers, domestic workers, or unpaid care workers, global women's movements confront systemic issues at the global level as well. As they expose and oppose violations to their human rights, women are also searching for alternatives and proposing sustainable, gender-just economies. In this course, we focus on contemporary dimensions of the political movements pushing for alternative economics as well as ongoing policy debates. Indeed, the question is what is a gender-just economy?

In/Justice Students should expect to spend 6-8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time