Seminar Gender and Development Management

Course Description The course is intended to enable students understand gender and why it is a development issue. The basis for gender concerns in development management as well as the theoretical frameworks for analysing gender issues in development planning and management will be examined. Course objectives At the end of the course students should be able to: • Develop a clear understanding of gender concepts and its centrality in development management • Develop an understanding of the basic theories and analytical frameworks for analysing gender issues in development management • Equip themselves with the skills and knowledge of managing gender issues in development COURSE CONTENT 1. Introduction -Gender, Development - Why gender is a development issue? Required reading Reddock, Rhoda. 2000. Why Gender? Why Development? In, Parpart, Jane; Connelly, Patricia; Barriteau, V.Eudine. Eds. Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Development. Ottawa: International Development research Centre. Available on line (www.idrc.org) Recommended reading Wieringa, Saska. (1998). 'Rethinking Gender Planning: A Critical Discussion of the use of the Concept of Gender' of the Working Paper Series; No 279, The Hague: ISS. Anker, R., (1997). Gender and jobs: Sex segregation of occupations in the World, ILO:Geneva Boserup, Ester. 1970. Women's Role in Economic Development. London: Allen & Unwin. Sen, Gita and Grown, C. (1995) Development, Crises and Alternative Visions: Third World Women's Perspectives. DAWN 2. The Approaches to Women and Gender in Development Discourse (WAD, WID, GAD) and their policy approaches (welfare, equity, anti-poverty, efficiency, and empowerment) Required reading Moser, C.O.N. 1995. Gender planning and development. Theory, practice and training. London and New York: Routledge Razavi, S. and Miller, C. 1995. From WID to GAD Conceptual Shifts in Women and Development Discourse. Geneva: UNRISD Recommended Reading Rathgeber, E. M. (1989). WID, WAD, GAD: Trends in research and practice. International research Centre : Ottawa Connelly P. M., ParpartJ. L., & Barriteau E. V. (2000) Edit. Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Developemnt. Ottawa: IDRC 3. The informal sector from a gendered perspective - gender roles and the care economy Recommended reading Moser, C.O.N. 1995. Gender planning and development. Theory, practice and training. London and New York: Routledge 4. Gender democracy and union representation (the Ghana case) Required reading Britwum, A. O. 2010. Union democracy and the challenge of globalization to organized labour in Ghana. Ph.D Dissertation 5. Responses to gender issues in development management - International, National, and Civil Society Issues 6. Frameworks for analysing gender issues in development management Moser, C.O.N. 1995. Gender planning and development. Theory, practice and training. London and New York: Routledge Course requirements 1. Lectures are compulsory for all students 2. Students will be required to read at least one article per topic/class 3. Write one long/two short research papers 4. A presentation on the responses to gender issues in development management in students' countries 5. A comprehensive end of semester examination Other recommended reading list Adu, I. J. (1999) Women in Human Development. Accra: Horizon Publications. ABANTU for Development (2004) The Women's Manifesto for Ghana. The Coalition on the Women's Manifesto for Ghana, Accra, Ghana. Carli, L. L. and Eagly, H. A. (2001) Gender, Hierarchy and Leadership: An Introduction Journal of Social Issues, 57, (4), 629-636 Desai, V. & Potter, B. P. (eds.) (2002) The Companion to Development Studies. New York: Oxford University Press Inc. Domosh, M. & Seager, J. (2001) Putting Women in Place: Feminist Geographers Make Sense of the World 72 Spring Street, New York: The Guilford Press. German, L. (2006) Theories of Patriarchy: A quarterly Journal of Revolutionary Socialism volume 12, second series ® International Socialism (online). Available: www.isj.org.uk/?s=contents&issues (DA: 19th May 2008). Kabeer, N. (2001) Gender Mainstreaming in Poverty Eradication and Millennium Development Goals: A handbook for Policy-Makers and other stakeholders. London: Commonwealth Secretariat Ostergaard, L (1994) Gender and Development: A practical guide. New York: Routledge. Overholt, C., Anderson, B. M., Cloud, K. & Austin, E.J. (Eds.) (1985). Gender Roles in Development Projects: A Case Book. Pg 17-24 United States of America: Kumarian Press Parpart, J. L., Connelly, P. & Barriteau, E. (eds.) (2000) Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Development. Canada: International Development Research Centre Peet, R. & Hartwick, E. (1999) Theories of Development. New York/ London: The Guilford Press. Phalane, M. M. (2005) Locating Gender in African Development: Pushing for Progress and Overcoming Obstacles. A paper presented at the 11th CODESRIA General Assembly 06- 10th December, 2005-Maputo, Mozambique-Theme of Presentation: Engendering African Development (online) Available www.genderanddevelopment/search (DA: 5thSeptember, 2008). Ramanathan, R. (2003) -Arrows for Change- in Access to Quality Gender-Sensitive Health Services. (Online) Available: www.findarticles.com/p/articles/?sm=rss (DA: 10TH October, 2008). Redclift, M. (2002) -Sustainable Development- In V. Desai, and B. P. Potter, (eds.), The Companion to Development Studies. New York: Oxford University Press Inc. (pp: 275-278). Reyes, G. E. (2001) Four Main Theories of Development: Modernization, Dependency, World- System, and Globalization (online). Available:www.ucm.es/info/nomadas/4/gereyes1.htm (DA: 14th Oct, 2008). Sonpar, S. and Kapur, R. (2003) Non-Conventional Indicators of Gender Disparities Under Structural Reforms. In S. Mukhopadhyay (ed.), Tracking Gender Equity Under Economic Reforms: Continuity and Change in South Asia, Kali For Women, New Delhi. Salm, S. J. & Falola, T. (2002) Culture and Customs of Ghana Westport: Greenwood Press. Titi, S. U. (2000) -Women in Africa: Their Socio- Political and Economic Roles- West Africa Review: 2. Young, K. (2002) -WID, GAD and WAD-. In V. Desai, and B. P. Potter (eds.), The Companion to Development Studies. New York: Oxford University Press Inc. 321-325 FB 05 Gesellschaftswissenschaften Uni Kassel WiSe 2010/11 Global Political Economy M.A. Koomson Frederic M.A