LER 199 GWW - Undergraduate Open Seminar - Global Women Workers in 21 Cen

Campus: Urbana-Champaign

Description:

Course Information: May be repeated.

Special Instructions:

Topic - Global Women Workers in 21st Century This course explores the evolution over time of the social, political, and economic construction of the -woman worker.- We will study a series of 21st century case studies - countries may include Turkey, India, Brazil, Cambodia, England, Nigeria, US, and South Africa. We will also explore how various global institutions rely on the perpetuation of gender imbalances as well as how women-s public and private lives globally have been defined by social construction and the needs of capitalism. This course is an Online synchronous course.

Option 1

Course Level: Undergraduate

Credit: 3

Term(s): Fall