PL32074: Closing global gender gaps
[Page last updated: 25 April 2025]
| Academic Year: | 2025/26 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
| Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | CWES 67%, CWOG 33% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Oral presentation Group (CWOG 33%)
- Essay (CWES 67%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
芒锟铰emonstrate knowledge and understanding of the current state of gender gaps in the corporate world, political opportunity, and within households;
芒锟铰pply concepts, theories and methods used to study gender gaps to the analysis of ongoing inequalities and proposed interventions;
芒锟铰escribe, compare and critique various methods of closing these gender gaps;
芒锟铰ollaborate with peers to produce a research presentation, communicate key findings, and facilitate class discussion;
芒锟铰dentify, assess, formulate and advocate solutions to gender inequality, and debate these with peers;
芒锟铰isplay critical judgement;
芒锟铰emonstrate self-organisation and time-management skills.
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| Synopsis: | "Examine the causes and consequences of gender inequality in the workforce, politics and the household.
You will use research from across political science, international relations, economics and other disciplines to assess gender roles in multiple areas of life and interventions that can promote gender equality. These include senior management roles, childcare, international peace and security."
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| Content: | The unit will begin by defining gender, gender norms and gendered preferences. From there it will address issues including the gender pay gap, gender quotas, women in leadership, the household and the 芒锟斤拷second shift', women's and feminist movements, inclusive security and peacebuilding, gender gaps in development, feminist international political economy, and the global backlash against gender equality.
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| Course availability: |
PL32074 is Optional on the following courses:
Department of Economics
- UHES-AAB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHES-AKB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHES-ACB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Combined Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
- UHES-AFB11 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Politics (Year 3)
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
- UHPL-AYB43 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio French) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB44 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio German) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB47 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB48 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Mandarin) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB46 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Russian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB45 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Spanish) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB43 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (French) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB44 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (German) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB45 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (Spanish) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AFB53 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations (Year 3)
- UHPL-AAB30 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AKB30 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHPL-AFB54 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics (Year 3)
- UHPL-AAB10 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2025/26.
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