Management 391B - S-Women & Men in Organizations

This course explores the relevance and consequence of gender organizations, and management. As a central feature around which social life is organized, gender has implications for women, men, and how we work. Among the topics included: the gender gap; gender and leadership; gender and power; gender and entrepreneurship; men, management and masculinity, and debates about the "feminine advantage," mothers, fathers and organizations; work/life "balance"; the "opt out" phenomenon, "wanting to have it all" and "leaning in." Other topics will be included based on students' interests. The course will be run in seminar style, with the expectation that students will engage actively and thoughtfully with the material and with one another. Reading materials will be drawn from the scholarly literature and the popular press.

This course is open to Juniors & Seniors with majors in the Isenberg School of Management. Pre Req: MANAGMNT 301