GEN108 Methods of Implementing Gender Equality

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martina Kampichler, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Nedbálková, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 15:15–16:45 U35
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KREDITY_MIN(50)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce to the students the most important methods to support gender equality (for example gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting, gender statistics as well as various forms of affirmative action) and their practical application based on the existing institutional background of gender equality politics in the Czech Republic, the UN and the EU.
After successfully completing the course, students will be able to differentiate, critically comment and apply the basic approaches for promoting gender equality and their tools as well as describe the institutional background (including key documents) for the support of gender equality on the level of the Czech Republic, the UN and the EU.
Syllabus
  • 1. Course introduction
  • 2. Theoretical basics of gender equality politics and measures to promote gender equality
  • 3. Gender mainstreaming: development, goals, practical approaches
  • 4. Overview of feminist critiques of gender mainstreaming
  • 5. Development of the support of gender equality in the UN
  • 6. Development of the support of gender equality in the EU
  • 7. Czech Republic – the institutional basis of gender equality politics
  • 8. Affirmative action
  • 9. Gender equality in organizations – gender audit
  • 10. Gender budgeting
Literature
  • NIEMANIS, Astrida. Gender mainstreaming in practice : a toolkit. Edited by Nadja Dolata. 3rd ed. Bratislava: Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS, 2007, 149 s. ISBN 9789295042650. info
  • ASKLÖF, Cecilia. Příručka na cestu k rovnosti žen a mužů. Praha: Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí ČR, 2003, 58 s. info
  • REES, Teresa L. Mainstreaming equality in the European union : education, training and labour market policies. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1998, xix, 260. ISBN 0415115345. info
Teaching methods
The course is organized in the form of lectures, mainly focusing on the theoretical basics of the methods promoting gender equality and their institutional background, which explain and supplement the course readings. In the course of the semester, students hand in two individually written papers, dealing with the promotion of gender equality from a theoretical perspective and their critical reflection, which require active engagement with the relevant theoretical texts. Seminar discussions mainly deal with the practical aspects of promoting gender equality. To this end, students in teams prepare the presentation and critical evaluation of a „real life“ project promoting gender equality. The discussions on these projects complement and deepen the information from course literature and lectures first and foremost from a practical point of view. Together with the feedback to all the tasks, this helps students to better understand and interlink the information presented in the course. The final paper (again work in teams) gives students the opportunity to deal with one of the course topics (according to their own choice) in more detail.
Assessment methods
During the semester it is necessary to hand in 2 short assignments (home works engaging with the relevant literature in the form of short written papers) dealing with theoretical aspects of the approaches presented on the lectures. From these assignments students might gain 10 and 15 points. A written exam will be held at one of the course sessions by the end of the term, with questions related to the lectures as well as the relevant literature for to the lectures, mainly related to the theoretical basics of the methods promoting gender equality and their institutional background. From the test students might obtain 25 points. As a further task, students prepare and present a „real life“ project promoting gender equality as well as critically evaluate it. For this team presentation it is possible to obtein 30 points. The last assignment is writing a final paper, again in teams. The aim of this paper is to discuss in more detail one of the courses central topics. This paper is worth 25 points.
For successfully completing the course students need a minimum of 60 points (out of 100).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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