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Bangladesh Agricultural University | |
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Gender Studies
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL SOCIOLOGY
BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, MYMENSINGH
Course No.: RS 513
Course Title: Gender Studies
Credit Hour: 3
Rationale: Students of rural sociology discipline are required to have proper understanding and skills on gender aspects in different fields. This course aims to explain and interpret gender issues related with social structural system in local, national and global context.
Objectives:
- Explain different terminologies, approaches, feminist theories, and frameworks of gender;
- Analyze different policies and institutions through gender analytical frameworks and tools;
- Synthesize gender mainstreaming best practices from different development projects and interventions and formulate new programmes and policies.
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Introduction to Gender |
Concepts of gender and relevant terminologies; Gender roles; Practical and strategic gender needs; Feminist perspective: key concepts, feminist political ecology, feminist critiques of representational practice and science |
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Feminist Theoretical Perspectives in Gender |
Gendered lenses on world politics: How lenses work and why they matter, politicizing stereotypes, dichotomies, and ideologies; Feminist inquiry and politicizing gender; Feminist approaches to security; Institutionalizing global gender equality, Women in politics versus feminist politics |
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Gender Approaches in Development |
WID, WED and GAD, Concepts on gender mainstreaming, Gender mainstreaming in SDGs, Gender sensitization for development, Best practices in gender mainstreaming |
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Empowerment and Development |
Empowerment frameworks, Theories of empowerment, Constructs and strategies of empowerment, Interrelationship between empowerment and development |
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Gender, Agriculture and Rural Development |
Livelihoods and vulnerabilities by gender, Feminization in agriculture, Agricultural resource management, Women’s role in nutrition and food security, Gender relevance to rural development and rural institutions |
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Gender Analytical Frameworks |
Frameworks and tools to analyse gender at different levels, Women empowerment index and framework, Social relationship framework, Harvard framework |
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Gender Policy and Planning |
National gender policies, Gender budgeting and auditing, Gender sensitive indicators, Gender monitoring, policy, planning and evaluation; Gender research and development |
References:
Ahmed, S (2004). Gender Issues in Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods.
Comin, F. Nussbaum M.C. (eds.) (2014). Capabilities, Gender, Equality: Towards Fundamental Entitlements. UK: Cambridge University Press.
IFAD (2009). Gender in Agriculture. Source book. The World Bank.
Ifpri (2000). Resource Allocation and Empowerment of Women in Rural Bangladesh. International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC.
Peterson, V.Spike (2010). Global Gender Issues in the New Millennium, 3rd Edition, Westview Press.
Ramazanoğu, C. and Holland, J. (2002). Feminist methodology: Challenges and choices. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Rampton, M. (2008). Three waves of feminism. The magazine of Pacific University. Retrieved on September 12, 2009 from http://.pacific.
UNDP (2007). Gender Awareness & Development Manual. Gender Resource Material - A MoWA and UNDP publication, Kabul.
UNDP (2012). Gender, Agriculture and Food Security. Gender and Climate Change Capacity Development Series.