STATE UNIVERSITY
OF ZANZIBAR
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEVELOPMENT
STUDIES
OPTIONAL
COURSE
COURSE CODE & TITLE: DS 2103 GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
This
course is optional for second and third year`s undergraduate students. It
covers both theoretical and practical issues of development processes from a
gender perspective. It addresses the following areas: introduction and theories
of gender; cultural construction of gender and gender issues in Tanzania;
national and international strategies/agreements on gender equality and; gender
mainstreaming and gender analysis. The course is specifically designed to
develop capacity to a student to carry out and apply analysis of development
processes from a gender perspective.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The
course is designed to serve the following objectives:
- · To develop capacity to carry out and apply analysis of development processes from a gender perspective;
- · To enable students develop the capacity of mainstreaming gender perspectives in social, economic and political development issues;
- · To introduce students to key concepts of gender theory and practice;
- · To build skills in gender analysis;
- · To build capacity in historical analysis of gender constructions and;
- · To enable students develop awareness of gender relations.
COURSE CONTENT
1.
Introduction
and Theories
-
Conceptualization
of Gender and other basic concepts
-
History
of Gender WID and GAD
-
Contending
Theories/Approaches of Gender
·
Radical
Feminism Approach
·
Liberal
Feminism Approach
·
Marxist
Feminism Approach
·
Transformative
Feminism Approach
2.
Cultural
Construction of Gender and Gender Issues in Tanzania
-
Gender
relations and Gender Agents
-
Gender
Issues in Tanzania
·
Gender
Gaps
·
Gender
Discrimination
·
Gender
Oppression
3.
National
and International Strategies/Agreements on Gender Equality
-
Establishment
of Ministry dealing with Gender Development
-
Policy
on Women and Gender Development
-
The
National Strategy for Gender Development
-
The
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
-
The
Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women
-
Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
4.
Gender
Mainstreaming and Gender Analysis
-
Gender
Mainstreaming
-
Frameworks
for Gender Analysis
·
Harvard
Analytical Framework
·
Moser
Framework
·
Gender
Equality and Women Empowerment Framework (GEWEF)
METHODS OF
INSTRUCTION
·
Lecturing
·
Tutorials
and Seminars
·
Discussion
STUDENTS
ASSESSEMENT
·
Course
work 40%; Midterm test 15%, take home assignment 10%, timed essay 10% and
seminar presentation 5%
·
Final
Examination 60%
READING LIST
- Ayesha, I.
(1997) Engendering African Social
Sciences. CODESRIA
- Besha, R.
(ed). (1998) Maisha ya Wanawake wa
Tanzania. DSM: IDS.
- Caplin, P.
(1981) `Development Policies in Tanzania: Some Implications for Women` In Journal of Development Studies.
Vol. 17, No. 3.
- Demere, K.
and Marjorie Mbilinyi. (2006) `Notes on Transformative Activism in
Tanzania` Ulingo wa Jinsia.
19:3.
- Geiger, S.
(2006) Wanawake wa TANU. TGNP.
- Mbilinyi,
M. (1992) Review of Women`s
Conditions and Positions in Tanzania. Issues and Methodology: DSM.
TGNP.
- Meena, R.
(ed). (1992) Gender in Southern
Africa: Conceptual and Theoretical Issues. Harare: SAPES Trust.
- Ophelia, M.
(2007) Gender Profile in Tanzania.
TGNP.
- Swants, M.
(1987) Women in Development a Creative
Role Denied? The Case of Tanzania. London: C Harst & Co.
- TGNP (2007)
`Gender Dimensions in the History of
the Struggle for National Liberation and National Identity in Tanzania`
Symposium Report on Mwalimu Nyerere and Liberation Struggles in Southern Africa.
IDS. UDSM.
- TGNP (2006)
Key Advocacy Issues Emerging from
Beijing+ 10 Assessment. DSM.
- TGNP (1994)
Structural Adjustment and Gender
Empowerment or Disempowerment. Symposium Report. TGNP. DSM.
- URT. (1992)
Policy on Women in Development in
Tanzania. Dar es Salaam: TGNP.
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