GWSI 1003 - Gender, Work and Society
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Course Details
| Course Code | GWSI 1003 |
| Course | Gender, Work and Society |
| Coordinating Unit | School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences |
| Term | Semester 2 2013 |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 3 |
| Contact | 1 x 2 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week |
| Prerequisites | Not applicable |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | Not applicable |
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable |
| Restrictions | Not applicable |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | Gender, Work and Society is designed to develop your knowledge and understanding of work and the ways in which the practices of work- paid and unpaid- is gendered. Men and women do different jobs in the workplace and in the home, they work different hours in many places, their training, education, skills and rewards are often different. While there are many differences among men, and among women, gender-based, systematic differences also exist. The course considers their origins and explanations. It examines links between broad societal changes and women's and men's changing roles, especially relating to the economy, education, technology, consumerism, individualism, globalisation, welfare and the changing patterns of family life. Furthermore the course considers likely developments in employment regarding increasing flexibility, privatisation, contracting out and home work. During the semester the course will cover current issues in the Australian workforce that are receiving media attention such as recent debates about the Industrial Relations System, 'work-life collision’, the issue of paid parental leave and the ‘gender pay gap'. |
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Course Staff
Dr Anna Szorenyi
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Room 505a
Ligertwood Building
North Terrace
Telephone: +61 8 8313 3736
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GWSI administration
Mr Ryan Cortazzo
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Level 5, Ligertwood Building
Telephone: +61 8 8313 3737
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