1. Semester: III
2. Number of Credits: 4

Preamble
This elective integrates a gendered perspective into the process of economic theorising, the attempt being to enable students to evolve a construct in the context of gendered analysis and alternatives as located in the empirical functioning of the economy. Also examined is the role of women in various economic and also extra-economic spheres, incorporating an evaluation of relevant policies as applicable in different sectors. While cross-country analysis is in-built, the focus is on Indian processes and policies located within an international perspective. 

1. Introduction to Gender Economics (10 lecture hours)
Patriarchy and development: Exploitation versus oppression; Access and control over economic resources; Approaches to developmental theories. Contribution of women to national income and economies: Indicators of development; Gender Development Index; Gender Empowerment Measure; Visibility of women and biases inherent in data systems; Limitations of National Income statistics.

2. Conceptualisation of Work and Employment (14 lecture hours)
Concept of ‘Homo Oeconomicus’: Market and non-market economies; Concept of head of the household; Work, productivity, efficiency and skill; Valuation of unpaid, underpaid and paid work; Time allocation studies. Occupational trends and patterns: Organised and unorganised labour market structures; Women in collective bargaining; Application of sectoral labour legislation. Impact of globalisation. Land rights and land reforms

3. Demographic, Nutrition and Health Profile (10 lecture hours)
Demographic structures in developed and developing economies: Differentials in sex-ratio, mortality, morbidity, and life-expectancy; Economic determinants of population policies. Intra-household inequalities of access to education, health and nutrition: Energy expenditure and nutritional deficiency; Food security; Efficiency and equity of health delivery systems.

4. Women in the Developmental Process (12 lecture hours)
Plan approaches to gender issues. Methods and critique of gender budget analysis. Strategies, policies and programmes for poverty alleviation and economic empowerment: Micro-finance, Self-Help Groups, etc.; Employment programmes. Gendering macroeconomic perspectives, approaches and methodologies: Fiscal and monetary policies; Issues of trade, investment and subsidies in the international and national context.