ILRLE 4450 - Women in the Economy

(crosslisted) ECON 3440, FGSS 4460
(CU-UGR)

Fall or Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

Prerequisite: ECON 1110 or ILRLE 2400, or permission of instructor.

F. Blau.

Examines the changing economic roles of women and men in the labor market and in the family. Topics include a historical overview of changing gender roles, the determinants of the gender division of labor in the family, trends in female and male labor-force participation, gender differences in occupations and earnings, the consequences of women’s employment for the family, and a consideration of women’s status in other countries.