INTL 421/521 Gender and International Development     Summer 2009

Professor Anita M. Weiss

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Requirements:
Readings: Required readings should be completed before the class in which they will be discussed. Recommended readings have been included as background supplements for those of you who would like to read further on a given issue. The following required books are available for purchase at the UO bookstore:

As there has been a problem with the book order, these books should be in the bookstore by Friday July 24th. The first week's readings are accessible through the course website.

1. Jacquette, Jane and Gale Summerfield(ed.) Women and Gender Equity in Development Theory and Practice: Institutions, Resources, and Mobilization Duke University Press, 2006
2. Seager, Joni The Penguin Atlas of Women in the World 4th edition, Penguin Books, 2009
3. Sweetman, Caroline Gender and the Millennium Development Goals Oxfam GB, 2005

Grading will be assessed on the following:     
a. Take-home midterm examination, distributed in class on Thursday July 30th and is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday August 4th.   30% of final grade

b. 3-4 page essay: a first-person account describing a day in the life of a woman in a particular Third World country (will discuss this further in class). Due: July 28th, in class.  20% of final grade.

c. Term paper (10-12 pp.) : Each seminar participant will research progress being made toachieve gender-related MDGs in a distinct country of the world which is grappling with development. You are to look at what has been targeted in the country you select, not only by that state but also see what international donor organizations and NGOS are targeting, assess what progress has already
been made and what will likely be made by 2015.
The Sign-up sheet will be circulated on Tuesday July 21, and will be finalized on Thursday
July 23. Term papers are due on Thursday August 13. Please submit both a hard copy and an electronic copy; with students’ permission, I would like to make these papers accessible via the class website.
This class is scheduled to end on Tuesday, August 11. Instead, I would like to propose that our
final class meeting is Thursday August 6, which will leave students with the opportunity to work extensively on the term paper on the last day scheduled for the class.  30% of final grade

d. Participation (not merely attendance). Assessment will be based on the extent to which a student shows effort to understand and synthesize course materials.   20% of final grade.

For graduate students: A part of your participation grade will also be based on your facilitation of a reading identified in this syllabus. The expectation is that, in a creative manner, you will introduce key themes from the reading and raise questions prompting discussion. Remember, you are not being asked to lecture about the material, nor review what students have already read, but rather to spark discussions on specific issues which you identify as being important.

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