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[[Education Program:Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies/Gender and International Affairs (Fall 2013)|IA 039 Gender and International Affairs]] 21 October 2013 Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

First, although the current section elaborates on various approaches including WID, WAD, and GAD, it explains only vaguely a relationship between gender and development and does not locate its argument within a broader theoretical framework of contemporary economics. So far, the only theorist mentioned is Ester Boserup, an author of monumental “Women’s Role in Economic Development.”[1] While discussing gender and economic development, we argue it is indeed imperative to explore different ideas posed by key thinkers such as Amartya Sen,[2] Jeffery Sachs,[3] and Joseph Stiglitz[4] whose prime concern is a complex nexus between globalization and development that provides a useful insight in looking at issues of gender and development. In addition, the section must mention economic models and theories (such as Marxian theory, Harrold-Domar Model,[5] Solow Model,[6]endogenous development thesis)[7] and located itself in a wider argument developed from these theoretical perspectives.

Second, the current section entirely lacks considerations of different dynamics that drive globalization. For example, the section fails to analyze a perspective of gender and development in concepts of human capital, labor, capital, and trade. Particularly, the failure is evident in that the entry omits an examination of the impact of financial crises in gender and development.[8] Whilst financial crises became a norm rather than exception in an increasingly liberalized global economy, any attempt to explain gender and development without considering these monumental phenomena discredits its validity and invites us to make a serious revision.

Third, the current section fails to present a balanced mix of empirical evidence, policy analyses and linkage to other related concepts. Therefore, in creating new subsections Human Capital, Labor, Capital, and Trade, each of subsection will begin with a brief overview of statistics and empirical evidence. Then the argument moves on to an analysis of related policies. Finally, each subsection is to be completed by presenting inter-linkages. To illustrate, a subsection of human capital summarizes empirical evidence concerning education, health, and demography that are important indicators of human and economic development. Educational and health policies are analyzed to add practical dimension to the analysis. In the end, we will add brief explanations of inter-linkage, such as correlation between female educational achievements and quality of labor force.

A newly edited section of Gender and Economic Development will consists of five subsections while preserving and integrating existent instrumental descriptions (such as MDGs and its indicators that have been already mentioned). The first subsection, Gender and Economic Theories, explores how gender perspective is incorporated, or ignored, while examining classical, neoclassical, neoliberal and other contemporary economic theories. Concepts and perspectives from Feminist Economics,[9] an internationally recognized journal on gender and economics, will be cited to present gendered theories of economic development. The second subsection, Human Capital examines relationships among gender, education, health and demographic transition that constitute vital components of human and economic development. The purpose of this section will be to provide an overview of the differences in human capital, namely through education gaps, and its contribution to segregation in employment. The third subsection of Capital elaborates on women’s roles in an increasingly liberalized world economy. Specific attention will be given to financial crises, financial liberalization, microfinance that define women’s engagement and participation in today’s globalized economy. The fourth section of Trade provides a gendered analysis of today’s global economic interdependence. A focus is to include different aspects of manufacturing, service, and agricultural sectors and their relationship to women’s traditional and changing responsibilities in their evolving participation in international trade through their works