About the course

A critical analysis of gender roles, relations and inequalities in Global South regions, with emphasis on intersectionalities of place and personhood, especially in contexts of poverty and in urban environments. Specific themes include: the ‘engendering’ of the ‘development agenda’ through global initiatives and grassroots feminist activism; the measurement of gender equality: data and indicators; households, and families; domestic inequalities and carework; fertility, family planning and reproductive and sexual rights; health, healthcare and housing; female labour force participation; gender divisions in urban labour markets; internal and international migration; Gender and Development (GAD) policy; 'Smart Economics'; female empowerment and participation; girls in GAD; men and masculinities in GAD.