JSGS 819 - GENDER AND PUBLIC POLICY

University of Regina Campus Instructor: Phone: E-mail: Office Hours: Office Location: Term: Room: Date and Time: Kathleen McNutt, Associate Professor 585-5467 kathy.mcnutt@uregina.ca By appointment 110 - 2 Research Drive Fall 2011 CL 312 Wednesday 5:45-8:30pm

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION The course will compare neo-classical and feminist approaches to the analysis of public policy. Students will examine the labour market and gender-based inequality; the family, with a particular focus on intra-household resource allocation; and will consider macro-economic issues and provide gender-based analysis in relation to public policy in Canada. COURSE CONTENT AND APPROACH This course will introduce student to the application of gender-based analysis and strategies associated with gender mainstreaming. Students will learn to work with a number of key policy analytic tools associated with the study of gender equality and be introduced to a number of different key issue areas. REQUIRED READINGS All readings available on UofR Courses and Online SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS Bashevkin, Sylvia. (1998). Women on the Defensive: Living Through Conservative Times. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Dobrowolsky, Alexandra ed. (2009). Women and Public Policy in Canada: Recent Trends. Toronto: Oxford University Press. Gelb, Joyce and Marian Palley. (1996). Women and Public Policies: Reassessing Gender Politics. University Press of Virginia. Griffith Cohen, Marjorie and Jane Pulkingham, eds. (2009) Public Policy for Women: The State, Income Security, and Labour Market Issues. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Hankivsky, Olena. (2004). Social Policy and the Ethic of Care. Vancouver: UBC Press. Hawkesworth, Mary. (1994). Policy Studies Within a Feminist Frame. Policy Sciences 27:97-118. Phillips, Susan D. 1996. Discourse, Identity, and Voice: Feminist Contributions to Policy Studies. In Laurent Dobuzinskis, Michael Howlett, and David Laycock, Policy Studies in Canada: The State of the Art. Toronto: University of Toronto. Vosko, Leah F. (2000). Temporary Work: The Gendered Rise of the Precarious Employment Relationship. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

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ASSIGNMENT Briefing Note Literature Review Group Project In Class Assignment Participation

GRADE 15% 30% 25% 20% 10%

DESCRIPTION 2-3pgs (selected topics assigned) 10-12 pgs (students choice of topic) 20 min. Presentation (selected topics assigned) 2 hrs in class (topic assigned) Attendance and participation

DUE Sept 21 Oct 19 Nov 23 Nov 30

st th rd th

On-going

LATE ASSIGNMENTS

Late penalties will be in operation except for documented medical reasons. There are no exceptions. Please note that late proposals will be similarly penalized with the marks coming off the paper grade. Penalties: 1 day 2-4 days 5-7 days 5 per cent 15 per cent 25 per cent

Assignments are not accepted after 7 days except for documented medical reasons.

STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS Students in the course who, because of a disability, may have a need for accommodations are encouraged to come and discuss accommodations with the instructor, and to contact the Coordinator of Special Needs Services at 585-4631. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND CONDUCT Understanding and following the principles of academic integrity and conduct as laid out in the University of Saskatchewans Guidelines for Academic Conduct is vital to your success in graduate school (as attached; and available at http://www.usask.ca/university_council/reports/archives/guide_conduct.shtml), and at the University of Regina (available at http://www.uregina.ca/gradstudies/calendar/policy_univ.shtml#conduct). Ensuring that your work is your own and reflects both your own ideas and those of others incorporated in your work is important: ensuring that you acknowledge the ideas, words, and phrases of others that you use is a vital part of the scholarly endeavour. If you have any questions at all about academic integrity in general or about specific issues, contact any faculty member and we can discuss your questions.

SEMINAR SCHEDULE
September 7 - Week One Introduction Course Introduction o Key Concepts o Class Assignments o How to write a briefing note o What is policy analysis? September 14 - Week Two Historical Context: From Equal Opportunity to Gender Equality Galey, M. (1979). Promoting Nondiscrimination against Women: The UN Commission on the Status of Women International Studies Quarterly 23(2): 273-302.

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Gruberg, M. (1973). Official Commissions on the Status of Women: A Worldwide Movement International Review of Education The Education of Women 19(1): 140-147. Roberts, B. (1996). The Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women The Canadian Journal of Sociology 21(2): 237-244. Tinker, C. (1981). Human Rights for Women: The U. N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Human Rights Quarterly 3(2): 32-43. Zinsser, J. (2002). From Mexico to Copenhagen to Nairobi: The United Nations Decade for Women 1975-1985 Journal of World History 13(1): 139-168. September 21 - Week Three Gender-Based Analysis: Conceptual ** Briefing Note Due Grace, J. (1997). Sending Mixed Messages: Gender-based Analysis and the Status of Women Canadian Public Administration 40(4): 582-598. Native Womens Association of Canada. 2008 Culturally Relevant Gender Based Analysis a Policy Paper. http://www.laa.gov.nl.ca/laa/naws/pdf/nwac-gba.pdf Standing Committee on the Status of Women. (2005). GBA: Building Blocks For Success. Report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, Anita Neville, MP Chair. Accessed August 3, 2009. http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/Content/HOC/committee/381/fewo/reports/rp1778246/feworp02/feworp02-e.pdf September 28 - Week Four Gender-Based Analysis: Applied Beck, T. (1999). Using Gender- Sensitive Indicators: A Reference Manual for Governments and Other Stakeholders. United Kingdom: Commonwealth Secretariat. http://www.thecommonwealth.org/shared_asp_files/uploadedfiles/%7BD30AA2D0B43E-405A-B2F0-BD270BCEFBA3%7D_ugsi_ref.pdf Clark, William. (2000). Economic Gender Equality Indicators. Ottawa: Statistic Canada. http://dsppsd.pwgsc.gc.ca/Collection/SW21-17-2000E.pdf Clow, Barbara Ann Pederson, Margaret Haworth-Brockman, and Jennifer Bernier. (2009). Rising to the Challenge: Sex and Gender-Based Analysis for Health Planning, Policy and Research in Canada. Halifax: Atlantic Womens Health Centre of Excellence. http://www.pwhce.ca/pdf/RisingToTheChallenge.pdf Johnson, D (1985). The Development of Social Statistics and Indicators on the Status of Women. Social Indicators Research. Ottawa: SWC. October 5 - Week Five - Examples of Gender-Based Analysis Battle, K. (2009). Gender aspects of Employment Insurance. The Caledon Institute of Social Policy. http://www.caledoninst.org/Publications/PDF/767ENG%2Epdf Bgin-Heick, N and Associates. (2002) Gender-based analysis of the Canada. Research Program prepared for the Canada Research Chairs Secretariat. http://www.chairs.gc.ca/web/about/publications/gender_e.pdf Forget, E., R. Deber, L. Roos, and R. Wall. (2005). Canadian Health Reform: A Gender Analysis. Feminist Economics. 11(1): 123-141. Jackson, B., A. Pederson, and M. Boscoe. (2006). Gender-based Analysis and Wait Times: New Questions, New Knowledge. A Discussion Paper Produced for, and published in, The Final Report of the Federal Advisor on Wait Times. http://www.womenandhealthcarereform.ca/publications/genderwaittimesen.pdf October 12 Week Six Feminisms Influence on Public Policy Bacchi, C. (2000). Policy as Discourse: What does it Mean? Where Does it Get Us? Discourse 21(1): 45-57. Boris, E. (2005). On the Importance of Naming: Gender, Race and the Writing of Policy History. The Journal of Policy History. 17(1): 72-92.
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Chappell, L. (2002). The Femocrat Strategy: Expanding the Repertoire of Feminist Activists. Parliamentary Affairs. 55: 8598. Dolfsma, E and H. Hoppe. (2003). On Feminist Economics. Feminist Review 75(1): 118-128. October 19 - Week Seven - Gender Mainstreaming: The Gender Equality Strategy ** Literature Review Due Crespi, I. (2009). Gender differences and equality issues in Europe: critical aspects of gender mainstreaming policies. International Review of Sociology: Revue Internationale de Sociologie 19(1): 171-188. Daly, M. (2005). Gender Mainstreaming in Theory and Practice Social Politics 12(3): 43350. Eveline, J. and C. Bacchi. (2005). What Are We Mainstreaming When We Mainstream Gender? International Feminist Journal of Politics 7 (4): 496512. Moser C. and A. Moser. (2005). Gender Mainstreaming Since Beijing: A Review of Success and Limitations in International Gender and Development 13(2): 11-22. October 26 - Week Eight - Gender Mainstreaming: The Canadian Perspective Hankivsky, O. (2005). Gender Mainstreaming vs. Diversity Mainstreaming: A Preliminary Examination of the Role and Transformative Potential of Feminist Theory. Canadian Journal of Political Science 38(4): 9771001. Hankivsky, O. (2008). Gender Mainstreaming in Canada and Australia: A Comparative Analysis Policy and Society 27(1): 6981. Paterson, S. (2010). What's the problem with GBA? Gender mainstreaming policy and practice in Canada. Canadian Public Administration. 53(3): 395-441. November 2 - Week Nine Gender Mainstreaming: The European Perspective Crespi, I. (2009). Gender differences and equality issues in Europe: critical aspects of gender mainstreaming policies. International Review of Sociology: Revue Internationale de Sociologie 19(1): 171-188. Rees, T. (2005). Reflections on the Uneven Development of Gender Mainstreaming in Europe International Feminist Journal of Politics 7(4): 55574. Woodward, A. (2003). European Gender Mainstreaming: Promises and Pitfalls of Transformative Policy. Review of Policy Research. 20(1): 65-88. Verloo, M. (2005). Displacement and Empowerment: Reflections on the Concept and Practice of the Council of Europe Approach to Gender Mainstreaming and Gender Equality Social Politics 12(3): 34465. November 9 -Week Ten - Provincial Priorities on Gender Equality Manitoba Women's Advisory Council. 2008. Annual Reports 207/2008. Government of Manitoba. http://www.gov.mb.ca/msw/mwac/annualreport_2007-2008.pdf. New Brunswick Womens Issues Branch, Executive Council Office. 2003. Gender Based Analysis Guide. Government of New Brunswick. Saskatchewan. 2003. Action Plan for Saskatchewan Women: Moving Forward. Advanced Education, Employment and Labour - Labour's Area Status of Women Office. Saskatchewan. 2003. Government Initiatives Responding To Women's Issues. Advanced Education, Employment and Labour - Labour's Area Status of Women Office. November 16 - Week Eleven Gender Equality and Gender-Based Analysis in Canada today Auditor General of Canada. (2009). The Spring 2009 Report of the Auditor General of Canada. Ottawa: Office of the Auditor General of Canada. Accessed July 17. http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/parl_oag_200905_01_e_ 32514.html.
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Standing Committee on the Status of Women. (2005). Gender-Based Analysis: Building Blocks For Success. Report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, Anita Neville, MP Chair. Accessed August 3, 2009. http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/Content/HOC/committee/381/fewo/reports/rp1778246/feworp02/feworp02-e.pdf November 23 - Week Twelve Gender-Based Analysis Presentation Group One: Should Saskatchewan Create a Women's Advisory Council? Group Two: What performance measures should be developed to assess the status of Saskatchewan women? Group Three: Should the federal government provide greater support to build provincial gender-based policy analysis capacity? Group Four: Would gender budgeting benefit the Saskatchewan Economy? November 30 - Week Thirteen Final Assignment Students will have 2 hours to prepare an in class briefing note.

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