EC 315 - Women, Men and Work

3 Credit(s)

This course focuses on gender issues in the labor force and the household. Topics include labor force participation patterns and trends; allocation of time between household and market work; unemployment; leadership styles; occupational segregation; employment discrimination; and harassment based on gender, sexual orientation, or transgender status. Students may view and discuss films on labor issues. Students may work in teams to: solve problems; interview households and explore the allocation of members’ time to labor market work and household responsibilities; examine and compare labor issues in countries around the world. This course may be used as a human resource management elective.
Prerequisite(s): EC 202 or equivalent. Course offered only in spring semester.