![Five hands in silhouette rise from the bottom of the page. A larger hand, in pink, is raised higher than the others. Five hands in silhouette rise from the bottom of the page. A larger hand, in pink, is raised higher than the others.](/courses/womens-and-gender-studies/wgs-150-gender-power-leadership-and-the-workplace-spring-2015/WGS-150s15.jpg)
A poster for the course Gender, Power, Leadership & the Workplace from Spring 2015. (Image courtesy of the MIT Women and Gender Studies Department.)
Instructor(s)
Dr. Elena Mendez Escobar
MIT Course Number
WGS.150
As Taught In
Spring 2015
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
The course will focus primarily on contemporary discourses concerning gender inequality. Most of the readings assigned will be recent articles published in U.S. and British media capturing the latest thinking and research on gender inequality in the workplace. The class will be highly interactive combining case studies, videos, debates, guest speakers, and in-class simulations.
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