ECO 210: Women and Economic Development

Goal: To study the impact of economic change on women by analyzing how age, sex and race hierarchies modify changes in women’s roles in different societies of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Content: This course focuses on the effects of economic growth on the socioeconomic status of women. Most importantly, students will study the means by which patriarchy has persisted in various parts of Africa, Asia, and Latin America by redefining itself, even as economies have modernized.
Gen. Ed. Category: Women’s Experiences (SBS/PS)
Cross-Listed as: BUS 210 and WST 210
Credit: 3
Degree Level: Undergraduate