Introduction to Gender Studies (AEE-310)

DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES

This is three credit hours course and designed to introduce about the gender studies, the role of women in agricultural development and status of women and men in relation to income generation and welfare of rural society.

Objectives

At the completion of this course, the students will be able to:

· Know about the role of women in agricultural development, health, education etc.

· Describe the status of women and men in relation to income generation and welfare of rural society.

· Define gerontology and its role in rural development.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will be able to know about the role of women in agricultural development, health, education etc. They will be able to describe the status of women and men in relation to income generation and welfare of rural society. Students will be able to define Gerontology and its role in rural development.

CONTENTS

Women role in the development of agriculture, issues of health, education, gender discrimination, and child raising for rural women, home economics, small businesses for rural women, Gerontology and rural development. Gender mainstreaming in agricultural extension. Arguing the role of women and men at home and in the field. Status of women and men in connection to income generation for home and for the welfare of rural society.

READINGS

Lerber, J. 2000. Paradoxes of Gender, Yale University Press, New Heaven, USA.
Catherine L.M. Hill. 2003. Gender-Disaggregated Data for Agriculture and Rural Development Socio-Economic and Gender Analysis Program SEAGA. FAO Rome.
IFAD 2009. Gender in Agriculture: A Source book, IFAD, FAO, The World Bank, Washington, DC. USA.
Pearson, Ruth 2000. Rethinking Gender Matters in Development in Poverty and Development into the 21st Century, Tim Allen and Alan Thomas (eds.), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Dirk Willem. 2001. Gender Mainstreaming in Agriculture and Rural Development: A Reference Manual for Governments and Other Stakeholders. Common Wealth Secretariat.
Terri Raney, 2011. Women in agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development. Agricultural Development, Economics Division. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Week	Topics and readings
1	Women role in the development of agriculture
2	Issues of health with reference to agricultural inputs
3	Gender discrimination and gender division of labor in agriculture
4	Gender inequality, gender mainstreaming in agriculture and child raising for rural women
5	Rural home economics
6	Small business for rural women
7	Issues of education with reference to rural women
8	Mid-semester exams
9	Gender mainstreaming in Agricultural Extension
10	Arguing the role of women and men at home and in the field
11	Status of women in connection of income generation for home and for the welfare of rural society.
12	Status of men in connection of income generation for home and for the welfare of rural society.
13	Gerontology and rural development
14	Gender, Self-Help Groups, and Farmer Organizations in the Agricultural Sector
15	Gender and Employment in Labor-Intensive export Agriculture
16	Review of course
17	Final Exams

The students will describe the status of women and men in relation to income generation and welfare of rural society and conduct survey in this regard. They are required to submit a written report.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Sessional marks: 12

Mid exam marks: 18

Final exam marks: 30