Economics 205 - Women in Business
Spring
2017
01
4.00
Michael Robinson
TTH 10:00AM-11:15AM;F 10:00AM-10:50AM
Mount Holyoke College
98880
Art 220;Art 220
mirobins@mtholyoke.edu
This course explores a number of economic issues relevant to women in the economy and an introduction to the economic concepts and analytical tools necessary to understand those issues. We will pay particular attention to the issues faced by professional women and women in business. We will examine issues of gender equality and discrimination, the interaction between family roles and work, and the challenges faced by women in running large organizations.
Prereq: Not open to first-year students as their first course in economics.