Feminist Economics

Feminist economics critically analyzes both economic theory and economic life through the lens of gender, and advocates various forms of feminist economic transformation. The objective is to retain and improve economic analysis by ridding the discipline of the biases created by the centrality of distinctively masculine concerns. We will look at feminist critiques of, and alternatives to, mainstream economics methodology and view of "economic man," the firm, and the economy itself. Other themes in the course will be racial-ethnic, class, and country differences among women.

Fall, Spring, Summer

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