Gender inequality is a persistent problem in many societies, including Europe. To effectively address this problem, the EU has embraced the concept of gender mainstreaming, a strategy to achieve gender equality that implies the integration of a gender perspective into all policies and programmes. The main objective of gender mainstreaming is to ensure that women and men have equal opportunities and that gender equality is considered in all areas of life. Gender mainstreaming also aims to eliminate gender stereotypes and discrimination, and to promote gender-sensitive policies and practices. In a global context that requires increasingly effective solutions to promote gender equality, this course aims to provide the skills and quantitative tools needed to understand and analyse European policies in this area.
The teaching provides students with the fundamentals and quantitative tools to understand and analyse gender inequalities in contemporary society. In particular, basic elements of gender studies and the construction of inequality indicators will be provided. Students will be able to navigate the extensive academic and grey literature proposed internationally on the measurement of gender inequality and navigate the broad framework of European policies on gender equality.
The primary objective of the teaching is to give the student a broad overview of quantitative methods useful for understanding gender inequalities in contemporary society.
Knowledge:
Skills:
Although there are no formal prerequisites, it is useful for students to have a basic knowledge of statistics with particular regard to descriptive analysis for quantitative variables and principles of regression analysis.
Traditional lectures.
Part I - Gender differences and inequalities
Part II - Statistical Indices and Indicators
Part III - European Gender Equality Policies
Part I
Part II
Part III
Non-Italian speaking students can contact the teacher for didactic material in English.
Ricevimento: Office hours for the A.A. 2021/22 Office hours are usually Wednesdays from 4.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. in the teacher's studio located on the 5th floor of the West Tower of the Albergo dei Poveri's teaching centre and, at the same time, on the teacher's Teams channel (code qlpo4sd). In case of closure of the structure for health reasons, office hours will be exclusively on the Teams channel of the teacher. The students of the Department of Economics can arrange a reception by appointment on Mondays from 3.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. at the open Space Statistics teacher's desk at the 2nd level of the Darsena.
ENRICO DI BELLA (President)
ENRICO IVALDI
LUCA GANDULLIA (Substitute)
RICCARDO FERMO SOLIANI (Substitute)