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SYLLABUS I. Introduction: **Check out the following website: --International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) Pages 1. Economics and Women, or Feminist Economics? (1/27 and 1/29) Marianne Ferber and Julie A. Nelson, "Introduction: The Social Construction of Economics and the Social Construction of Gender," in their edited collection, Beyond Economic Man, (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993), pp.1-14. Julie A. Nelson, "The Masculine Mindset of Economic Analysis," at the IAFFE website (Under "Economics Web Resources," "Articles on Feminist Economics"). 2. Race, Gender and Economics (1/31) Julianne Malveaux, "Can Black and White Women be Allies," in Malveaux, Sex, Lies, and Stereotypes (LA: Pines One Publishing, 1994), pp.336-338. Rhonda M. Williams, "Race, Deconstruction, and the Emergent Agenda of Feminist Economic Theory," in Beyond Economic Man, pp.144-153. II. A Multicultural History of Women's Work in the United States: **Web Assignment (due 2/3): --Visit the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) Pages and see how YOUR home state (or any other state that interests you) compares to others! Turn in the following data: median annual earnings for full-time year-round women workers in the state; the state's ranking based on women's median annual earnings. 3. Introduction and Theoretical Framework (2/3 - 2/5) VIDEO: "The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter" Teresa Amott and Julie Matthaei, Race Gender and Work, (Boston: South End Press,1991), ch.2. (presentation) 4. Histories (2/5 - 2/14) Amott and Matthaei, Part II. (presentations) 5. Overviews (2/17) Amott and Matthaei, ch.10. (presentation) Fuchs, Women's Quest for Economic Equality, ch.1. Paula England and George Farkas, Households, Employment and Gender. Overview and ch. 1. ***Essay due by 5 p.m., Monday, February 24th*** III. The Labor Market: 6. Introduction to Labor Economics and Women's Labor Force Participation (2/19 - 2/28) England and Farkas, chs. 2 and 6, and ch.7, pp.147-152. **Latest Data #1: Labor Force Participation Rates **Latest Data #2: Unemployment Rates 7. Job Segregation by Sex (3/3 - 3/12) Fuchs, ch.3, pp.32-48. England and Farkas, ch. 7, pp.153-163. Mary King, "An Assessment of Three (Somewhat) Competitive Explanation   Course Description | History | Data | Midterm | Debates   Women in the U.S. Economy | Economics Home Page | Wheaton Home Page Last update: 12/97