University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

GEND 1107OL - Gender and work in a changing world

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 3920
Campus: Online
Contact: Up to 3 hours per week online
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Incompatible: GSSA 1003 or GSSA 1003EX
Assessment: Quiz (4 quizzes) Weeks 3, 6, 8 and 11 20%, Interactive Group Tutorial Exercise 15%, Written Assignment 1 (500 words) 20%, Written Assignment 2 (1500 words) 40%, On-line tutorial participation 5%
Syllabus:

Gender identities have proliferated in recent years, but has this changed our working lives? This course will take a critical, intersectional look at the world of work, both paid and unpaid, and explore how it is changing. Labour can be gendered, sexual, emotional or aesthetic, and often this work is largely invisible and undervalued. We will look at the origins of categories like the ‘breadwinner’ and the ‘housewife’ and whether they are now outdated. We will discuss what counts as ‘masculine’ or ‘feminine’ work, and what happens when people challenge these expectations. On a more international level, we will look at how work and care are globalised, and how this contributes to exploitation and modern slavery. We will ask questions such as: Why do we still have a gender pay gap? Why does paid work seem to get more and more insecure and casualised, especially for young people? What happens to Indigenous, migrant, queer or trans people in the workplace? What gendered effects might climate change, pandemics and artificial intelligence have on working life? And what can be done to make work more equitable in the future? Discussions will be based on existing research with a focus on what we still need to know (and do) to make working lives more liveable for all.

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Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
3920 Mon 12/08/2019 Sat 31/08/2019 Fri 20/09/2019 Fri 01/11/2019


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
26198 01OL 45 21 This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details.