Qualification code: (76817)
Course objectives
- To build critical understanding of gender and development
- Develop appreciation of Afrikan and feminist scholarship for the global South
- To familiarise participants with the tools for gender-aligned state planning such as gender mainstreaming
- To locate gender analysis within economic development and offer a critique of current approaches in public planning
- To enable participants to analyse African women’s contributions to the African Renaissance and related fields such as Anticolonialism
Module 1- History of Third World Feminism (HIPGETF)
Themes:
- Introduction to the theories of Afrikan feminism
- History of Afrikan feminism
- Analysis of African Women’s Literature
- South African feminism and women’s struggles
- Trade Unions and women’s party political engagement
- Race, activism and memory
- Theorising feminism in South Africa post 1994
- Evolution of Third World Feminism[TWF]
- Evolution of TWF
- Tension between Black and White Feminisms
- Womanism and other forms of TWF
Module 2: Critical Approaches of Gendered Policy Planning and Design (CAGEPDR)
Themes:
- Gendered policy design
- Post – colonial welfare approach to policy design
- Modernization development policy in African states
- State socialism and approaches to gender centric policy making
- Impact of gender inequality on trade performance and policy outcomes
- Critical analysis of gender mainstreaming
- Origins of Gender mainstreaming
- Gender and Development
- Gender analysis frameworks and tools
- Mainstreaming Gender in programmes and projects
- Locating women in economic planning in Afrikan States
- Domains model of women’s empowerment
- Gender budget as an instrument of women centred policy planning
- Assessment of the New Growth Path and National Development Plan and gender gaps
Module 3- Afrikan Feminism an Instrument for Social Change (AFAINS8)
Themes:
- Understanding Afrikan feminism as a force for anti colonial and anti imperialist struggles
- Assess Feminism in relation to the the Afrikan State
- The role of the State in Economic policy making
- Role of feminist struggles in shaping the South African state
- Forms Of Feminism And Their Context Within Afrikan Liberation
- Analyis of Liberal feminism
- Analysis of Radical feminism
- Analysis of Socialist/Marxist feminism
- Forms and constructions of Afrikan Socialism
- Introduction to the National Question
- Analyse that question in relation to women
- Understand the role of the State in leading women’s policy interests
Watch course explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe7RM21WSAI
Admission requirements
To be accepted into Short Learning Programmes, all prospective students must have:
- NQF 4 or matric certificate or equivalent
- a one year (minimum) tertiary quaification
Fees
Prospective students are expected to pay the full price per module(s) being registered. Read more
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