Gender, Work and Organisations

Spol, delo in organizacije

Course credits:

8.00 ECTS / 60 (30 hours of lectures, 0 hours of exercises, 15 hours of seminars, 15 hours other forms of work)

Course holder:

prof. dr. Aleksandra Kanjuo-Mrčela

Type:

Required

Language:

English

Semester:

First semester

Study degree

2. level

Course execution:

• Postgraduate Programme of Sociology – Management of Human Resources, Knowledge and Organizations

Prerequisits:

Students are allowed to participate in the course provided that they have completed the enrolment procedure.

Objectives and competences

The aim of the course is to enable students to understand gendered definition of organisational structures, cultures and processes in the field of work as well as concepts and theories that help to explain them. The course stimulates analytical thinking, communication skills, goal orientation and strategic thinking.

Content (Syllabus outline)

Social division of work and organisational life are designed in the context of socially defined female and male roles. Gender represents a key factor of social inclusion/exclusion in the labour markets, of vertical and horizontal professional mobility, and of distribution of unpaid/informal work. Gendered relations that are reproduced in organizational life are based on explicit and implicit consideration of gendered division of work; that enables reproduction of standpoints, symbols and actions based on gender stereotypes and gender hierarchy. Analysis of the interplay of gender and work helps in understanding of differences in forms of work (paid and unpaid work), activities (masculinised/feminised) and spheres of life (private/public). The main topics: re-conceptualisation of the concept of work, gendered organisational culture, sexuality, work and organizations, gendered division of paid and unpaid work, gender and organisational power, gender occupational segregation, gender pay gap, globalization of feminised work, feminised emotional and care work, reconciliation of work and life, trends in gendered division of work and employment in Slovenia, EU and world.

Intended learning outcomes:

In this course, students will gain knowledge about important sociological explanations of interplay of gender, work and organizations, as well as about results of relevant research, particularly those relating to the analysis of current trends and changes in Slovenia, Europe and the world. Students will acquire analytical skills, skills needed for use of appropriate methodological tools and diagnostic capabilities, problem solving, and planning and promotion of changes of subject-specific field.

Learning and teaching methods:

Lectures, seminars, discussions about the read literature, talks about the results of student assignments, project work, guided individual study.

Assessment

33 % seminar paper 67 % 2 examinations each worth 33,5 %

Obligatory literature

Additional literature