GENDER 168
Feminist Economics in Globalizing World
Description: Lecture, four hours. Preparation: satisfaction of Letters and Science Writing II requirement. Requisite: course 10. Designed for juniors/seniors. Overview of field of feminist economics, with emphasis on development experiences in globalizing world economy. Overview of gender inequalities such as gender division of labor in paid and unpaid work, patterns of employment and unemployment, and wage gaps between men and women in different world economy regions; feminist critiques of economics and of theoretical debates within gender and development field on topics such as structural adjustment, feminization of labor force, and poverty; examination of efforts and proposals by governments, international policy-making institutions, and civil society organizations to make economic policies and structures gender-equitable. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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I took this course in Fall 2010 and was disappointed. Professor Ozler seemed to always have excuses for being late, and while some seemed legitimate, she came across as lazy. Along the same lines, she used slides almost directly from the book, that were somehow still filled with misspellings and awkwardly worded sentences. She was nice for the most part, and I understand her occasional frustration when our class participation was low, but she was often defensive and demeaning when the class did not understand a concept, blaming the students instead of trying to teach it in a more comprehensible way. Maybe if her students didn't feel intimidated asking questions, there would have been more participation in the first place. To top it all off, she did not notify us that she would be hiring a proctor for the final exam, and that she herself would not be present. This proctor never showed up due to incorrect information provided to her by the professor, and we were not able to take our final. Luckily she gave us all 100% on the test, but this was purely due to her own laziness and carelessness.
I took this course in Fall 2010 and was disappointed. Professor Ozler seemed to always have excuses for being late, and while some seemed legitimate, she came across as lazy. Along the same lines, she used slides almost directly from the book, that were somehow still filled with misspellings and awkwardly worded sentences. She was nice for the most part, and I understand her occasional frustration when our class participation was low, but she was often defensive and demeaning when the class did not understand a concept, blaming the students instead of trying to teach it in a more comprehensible way. Maybe if her students didn't feel intimidated asking questions, there would have been more participation in the first place. To top it all off, she did not notify us that she would be hiring a proctor for the final exam, and that she herself would not be present. This proctor never showed up due to incorrect information provided to her by the professor, and we were not able to take our final. Luckily she gave us all 100% on the test, but this was purely due to her own laziness and carelessness.
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