COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENDER EQUALITY IN THE EU IN POLICIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KDN 5043 GENDER EQUALITY IN THE EU IN POLICIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Women's Studies

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TIJEN ERDUT

Offered to

Women's Studies

Course Objective

This course aims to evaluate the development of EU gender equality policies and the relevance of them for Turkey.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. To recognise the concepts and the theories of gender equality.
2   2. To recognise the place and importance of gender equality in EUs policies.
3   3. To recognize the legal and institutional regulations on gender equality, as well as their implementations.
4   4. To have sufficient knowledge on discussions, problems and their possible solutions in field of gender equality.
5   5. To evaluate the relevance of EU s gender equality policies for Turkey.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Concepts and Theories Relating Gender Equality 11. Gender Mainstreaming and European Employment Strategy
2 2. Historical Development and Institutional Structure of the EU 12. Gender Mainstreaming and Europe 2020 Strategy
3 3. Development of Gender Equality Policies in the EU 13. Gender Equality Policies in Turkey and the Impact of the EU
4 4. Gender Equality and EU Treaties 14. Gender Equality Policy Implementation in Turkey
5 5. Gender Equality and EU Directives 15. General Evaluation
6 6. Gender Equality and The European Social Charter (1996), Community Charter (1989) and The Charter of Fundamental Rights (2000) 16. FINAL EXAM
7 7. Gender Equality and Commitment-Based Initiatives in the EU (Framework Strategy, Equality Roadmap and European Pact for Gender)
8 8. MIDTERM EXAM
9 9. Gender Equality Indicators of the EU and Turkey
10 10. Gender Mainstreaming in the EU

Recomended or Required Reading

ANKER Richard; Theories of occupational segregation by sex: An overview, International Labour Review, Vol. 136, No. 3, 1997, s. 315 339.
BETTIO, Francesca et al.; The Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Situation of Women and Men and on Gender Equality Policies. Publications Office of the European Union. Synthesis Report, Luxembourg, 2013.
ERDUT Tijen; Işgücü Piyasasında Ayrımcılık, II. Ulusal Sosyal Politika Kongresi (23-24 Kasım-Ankara), DISK Yayınları, Ankara, 2006, s. 287-315.
LAVENA C. ve RICCUCCI N. M.; Exploring Gender Mainstreaming in the European Union, International Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 35, No. 2, 2012, s. 122-136.
Armstrong, Kenneth A.; EU social policy and the governance architecture of Europe 2020, Transfer, Vol. 18, No. 3, 2012, s. 285-300.
Barbieri, Davide, Vasilescu, Cristina; Evaluation of the Strategy for Equality between women and men 2010-2015 as a contribution to achieve the goals of the Beijing Platform for Action. Responsible Administrators, Ottavio Marzocchi and Erika Schulze, Document Requested by The Committee on Women s Rights and Gender Equality, European Parliament, Brussels, November 2014.
Berghahn, Sabine; The Influence of European Union Legislation on Labour Market Equality for Women, Advances in Life Course Research, Vol. 8, 2003, s. 211-230.
Booth, Christine, Bennett, Cinnamon; Gender Mainstreaming in the European Union, Towards a New Conception and Practice of Equal Opportunities The European Journal of Women s Studies, Vol. 9, No. 4, 2002, s. 430 446.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, weekly readings, class discussions, review essays and presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Review essays
Class participation
Examinations

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students are obligated to participate 70% of the lectures.
2. All kinds of plagiarism and attempt of plagiarism shall be concluded by disciplinary punishment.
3. Students supposed to read the materials before lecture and participate the classroom discussions.
4. Students are expected to make presentations about the subjects given by the lecturer and on the date determined.
5. The research papers that are not delivered on the day of the final exam will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Address: Dokuz Eylül University
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Department of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations
35 160 Buca/IZMIR
e-mail: tijen.erdut@deu.edu.tr
Phone : (232) 41 10 293

Office Hours

Monday, 15.30-17.00
Tuesday, 15.30-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 149

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.134223521
LO.223334444
LO.352121324
LO.421152123
LO.533333322

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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