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"The Right to Work in the World: Moving from Women and Gender Inequality to Empowerment" is a learning community sponsored by a Global Humanities Institute (GHI) fellowship, and it is comprised of two courses―SOCY 105: Social Problems & Issues and WMST 101: Introduction to Women's Studies. More information about each of these courses is available on the Courses page of this site.
Learning Community Description
Inequality between men and women is a human problem, and the labor market (and the inequalities and injustices within it) affects all members of society. By exposing students to a combination of various articles, films, narratives, and case studies, this course offers an interdisciplinary approach to studying gender inequality within the context of labor and the workforce, while addressing the interdependency between local and global communities and markets.
Learning Community Objectives
"The Right to Work in the World: Moving from Women and Gender Inequality to Empowerment" is a learning community sponsored by a Global Humanities Institute (GHI) fellowship, and it is comprised of two courses―SOCY 105: Social Problems & Issues and WMST 101: Introduction to Women's Studies. More information about each of these courses is available on the Courses page of this site.
Learning Community Description
Inequality between men and women is a human problem, and the labor market (and the inequalities and injustices within it) affects all members of society. By exposing students to a combination of various articles, films, narratives, and case studies, this course offers an interdisciplinary approach to studying gender inequality within the context of labor and the workforce, while addressing the interdependency between local and global communities and markets.
Learning Community Objectives
- Designing and applying creative solutions to real world problems;
- Give students interdisciplinary assignments to learn content and methods;
- Learn and apply critical thinking skills (orally and written);
- Teach students to write strong papers and unpack details on topics;
- Develop and apply creative and effective ways to communicate by presenting information and knowledge;
- Accept and understand that diversity of experience, thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes exists and should be welcomed and appreciated; and
- Gain an awareness and self-awareness of one’s own and others’ perspectives regarding labor-related gender inequality.
