Course Details
Country:
Germany
Institution:
Goethe - University Frankfurt
Course Title:
Gender, Work, and Power
Course Number:
SOZ-MA-2
Course Description:
This course gives us ways of looking at some key contemporary questions around gender, work, and power: Why are women less likely than men to be in positions of leadership in organizations, even when women are over-represented in the organization? What accounts for the differences in paycheck size between men and women? What do negotiation dynamics and expectations have to do with that difference? And what are the long-term consequences of income inequality between men and women? Are there really differences between men and women in their styles of leadership? How do those differences matter? What is going on with #metoo? Where did that come from and what did that change? What is a backlash? When have these arisen and with what consequences? These and similar questions will frame the course. Using Robert K. Merton’s perspectives on unintended consequences, we will take a close look at the many factors feeding
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
WMST 307, INTS 405
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