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Certificate of Achievement

VICENTE JORGE SANCHIS RICO

has completed the following course:

Gender and Labour in the Global South

University of Basel and University of Bern, Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies (ICFG)

This online course explored the labour market in the Global South and the importance of the gender variable in the design of public policies aimed at promoting sustainable development and decent work for all. The course covered topics such as gender segregation in the labour market, paid and unpaid work, care work, gender-sensitive and gender-responsive policies, intersectionality, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labour market.

3 weeks, 2 hours per week

Christine Bigler, PhD

Senior Researcher "Gender and Development"

University of Basel

Transcript

Learning outcomes

  • Explore the importance of the concept of “gender” in promoting decent work and sustainable development.
  • Investigate the labour market from a gender perspective and at global, regional, and local levels.
  • Evaluate the concept of “productive and reproductive work”. Identify its meaning and assess how it influences the way women and men participate in the labour market.
  • Reflect on why it is important to incorporate gender considerations into labour market policies.

Syllabus

Week 1 - Decent work for women and men in emerging economies

  • Gendered labour market
  • Labour market segregation
  • Sustainable Development

Week 2 - Gender gaps in (re)productive economy

  • Paid and unpaid work
  • Care work
  • Gender-sensitive and gender-responsive policies

Week 3 - Women and men in different labour market sectors

  • Multiple discrimination
  • Intersectionality
  • COVID-19

Issued on 4th January 2023

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Free online course:

Gender and Labour in the Global South

University of Basel