INTD 3116

The course critically examines the ways in which gender equity and development interact. What are the gendered impacts of development policies and processes on the people of the Global South and how do people from the Global South work to reframe these processes? The course starts with a theoretical and conceptual review of the key debates in women/gender and development and unpacks fundamental concepts such as 'gender', 'intersectionality' and 'empowerment' as they relate to development. We will focus on a range of issues, such as : masculinities and engaging men and boys for gender justice, gender and work; female genital cutting, SOGIE and development, the backlash against gender rights and gender rights activist working for change. The course will use interactive case studies in which students will apply gender analysis frameworks to engage with questions of development, social justice and power, to illustrate the gendered processes and assumptions implicit in 'gender and development'.