Gender in geography and planning

Timetable

The course will take place in winter semester.

Location: Collegium Geographicum, Bogumiła Krygowskiego 10, Faculty of Human Geography and Planning

How to get there: https://goo.gl/maps/ZCYtn9Ugh5nhQ8XY6

 

 

Module aim (aims)

The main goals of the module are: (1) to present the impact of selected non-economic factors (associated with culturally determined gender roles) on the development of countries and regions, and (2) to discuss the role and need for a gender-based equality approach in local governance and spatial planning.

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)

English language skills at a level enabling participation in discussions and reading of the proposed literature.

Syllabus

Week 1: What is the link between geography and gender? - introduction to the subject of the lecture.

Week 2: The impact of institutions (formal and informal) in shaping gender (in)equality.

Week 3: The influence of selected socio-cultural and demographic conditions on the development of countries and regions.

Week 4: Workshop 1: How do informal 'rules of the game in a society' affect our prosperity?

Week 5: Gender-differentiated spatial needs - why gender representativeness matters in spatial planning?

Week 6: Designing cities for ...? Discrimination, marginalization, and invisibility in urban space.

Week 7: Gender mainstreaming in local governance.

Week 8: Workshop 2: Developing gender mainstreaming strategies in spatial planning.

Week 9: Essay topics discussion session.

Week 10: Summary of classes and presentations of students' projects.

 

Reading list

The reading list will be presented during the first lecture.