Women and the Law: syllabus
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Pauline C. Reich, Waseda University
| Class 1 |
Background – the United Nations World Women’s Conferences |
| Class 2 | Beijing Platform of Action and Country Reports to the United Nations |
| Class 3 | What have countries actually achieved? Using statistics to find out Gender Disaggregated Data; United Nations resources; International Labour Organization (ILO) data; GEM; World Economic Forum |
| Class 4 | Positive results in various countries – what can other countries learn from them? By country; The corporate sector |
| Class 5 | Continuing obstacles and hurdles in many countries – what can be done to overcome them? Cultural issues; Access to education and training |
| Class 6 | Specific steps taken to overcome barriers to equal employment opportunity Laws; Employment discrimination laws – are they effective?; Affirmative action |
| Class 7 | Specific steps taken to overcome barriers to equal employment opportunity Policy – Gender mainstreaming |
| Class 8 | Specific steps taken to overcome barriers to equal employment opportunity Microcredit and Microfinance Programs: SEWA – grassroots program, Gramman Bank – microcredit, Access to finance for women entrepreneurs in South Africa, The corporate sector |
| Class 9 | Women and family issues – developed countries The Mommy Track; Baby bust – OECD and other sources; |
| Class 10 | Women and family issues – developed countries Film: “Baby Boom” and discussion |
| Class 11 | Work-life balance; The Sandwich Generation; Permanent part-time work for professionals; Flexitime; Telecommuting; Other steps to family-friendly workplaces |
| Class 12 | Stereotypes |
| Class 13 | Women with disabilities and employment |
| Class 14 | Older women and employment |
| Class 15 | Refugee and migrant women and employment |
| Class 16 | Women in various professional and executive occupations |
| Class 17 | Expatriate women |
| Class 18 | Traditional women’s occupations Occupational segregation; The pink collar ghetto; The wage gap: women’s earnings compared to men’s earnings |
| Class 19 | Women’s unpaid work and marginal employment |
| Class 20 | Women and part-time employment |
| Class 21 | Sexual Harassment |
| Class 22 | Glass Ceilings |
| Class 23 | Women and Employment in High Value/High Income Fields High Technology; Agriculture; Finance; |
| Class 22 | Research on women and employment issues – online resources |
| Class 23 | Class presentations – teams by region of the world |
| Class 24 | Class presentations – teams by region of the world Conclusions: What have we learned |
