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SCD 340 - Gender & Economic Development

3 Credits


This course applies feminist theory to economics and seeks to understand issues confronting women in the developing world. Students explore the link between the social construction of gender and the evolution of capitalism and examine relationships between development and women’s empowerment in the areas of gender relations, income equality, access to labor and credit markets, property ownership and the impacts of climate change.
Prerequisites:  ECN 263 , GWS 265 , GWS 266 , HIS 260 , SCD 230 , or SOC 234