Gender Analysis in Economics @ Peradeniya (GAP)
Programme
The Gender Analysis in Economics at Peradeniya (GAP) initiative offers 3 courses (within 5 degree programmes), a gender practicum and research guidance for MA (by coursework and thesis option), MPhil and PhD courses.
ECN633 Gender and Development – Feminist Economics Perspectives
The course provides students with a foundational knowledge and analytical skills relating to issues in Gender and Development from feminist economics perspectives. These include perspectives on the impact of development on women and gender, and the interaction of women with development.
Topics include: costs of gender inequality, economic models of the household and the balance of power, unpaid work and care work, gender inequality in labour markets, gender and poverty, gender mainstreaming and gender responsive budgeting.
ECN634 Gender Analysis in Microeconomics
The focus of this course is on microeconomic issues relating to households and labour markets, development strategies, poverty, inequality and empowerment of women. It is intended for students to learn how to apply tools and theories of economics on microeconomic issues related to gender, through a gender lens. The focus is on application to developing countries.
Topics include economic models of the household and balance of power, fertility and demographic change, unpaid work and care work, labour market issues, and credit, informality and entrepreneurship.
ECN635 Gender Analysis in Macroeconomics
This course aims to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to gender analysis in economics, focusing on macroeconomic issues relating unemployment, trade, investment and savings, monetary policy, fiscal policy and budgeting. It is intended for students to learn how to apply tools and theories to gender issues. The focus is on application to developing countries.
Topics include gender-aware macro modeling, feminist theories of growth), gender issues and recession (crises), gender aware trade models, gender analysis of fiscal policy and the practice of gender budgets.
Research guidance
The team of academics leading the Gender analysis in Economics initiative will provide supervision to postgraduate students enrolled in research degrees who undertake to explore research areas that fall within the sphere of Gender Analysis in Economics, whether in microeconomics or macroeconomics. Research advisors have international research experience and include researchers who are engaged in shaping the international gender research discourse.
Research methods will include both quantitative and qualitative methods as well as research using secondary data from institutional sources and primary data from own field data collection.
The Practicum
The Gender and Development practicum is a supervised learning experience in the field involving different institutional settings which gives students an opportunity to implement the concepts, frameworks and analytical tools acquired in class. Its objectives are to develop students’ ability to practice gender analytical skills and gender integration strategies through supervised individual or team projects and to help them learn about the operations, program implementations and challenges faced by various development organizations (government, businesses, non-governmental, community-based, advocacy groups, etc.). During the field portion of the practicum, students will live &/or work closely with their selected institution and the project beneficiaries e.g. participants and their communities.
Expected outcomes include learned experience, networking with institutions/organizations, valuable insights on the operations and challenges faced by institutions and a deeper understanding of the development processes.
Following are the degrees that offer the above curriculum
- Master of Arts in Applied Economics (MAE)- one year
- Master of Development Practices (MDP) –two years
- Master of Arts in Economics (MA)- one year
- Master of Arts in Economics (MA) - By Coursework and Thesis- two years
- Master of Philosophy (MPhil)- minimum two years
- Doctorate (Ph.D)- minimum three years
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