Gender Equality and Anti-Discrimination in the EU

  • Equality and anti-discrimination in the EU: e.g. anti-discrimination directives and laws, guidelines on gender mainstreaming (GM).
  • Development of European and international diversity- and equality-related legislation and anti-discrimination guidelines
  • Exemplary preparation of gender budgeting and gender mainstreaming analyses

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Czollek, Leah C. et al. (Hrsg., 2019): Praxishandbuch Social Justice und Diversity. Theorien, Training, Methoden, Übungen, 2. Aufl., Weinheim: Beltz Verlag.
Wöhl, Stefanie (2007): Mainstreaming Gender? Widersprüche europäischer und nationalstaatlicher Geschlechterpolitik, Königstein: Helmer Verlag.
Current specialist articles will be announced by the lecturer at the beginning of the semester.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture and small group work, presentations and/or using instruments of GM and GB as a practical example

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment (practical parts, 100%): 60% practice paper, 30% presentation of practice paper, 10% participation & performance

Prerequisites and co-requisites

None

Infos

Degree programme

Europäische Wirtschaftspolitik

Cycle

International Programme

ECTS Credits

5.00

Language of instruction

English

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2024

Semester

2 SS

Incoming

Yes

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the module, students can:

  • explain gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting measures and methods and apply them exemplarily in different policy fields,
  • analyse and evaluate the development of anti-discrimination law and legislation in the European integration process,
  • make comparisons between the member states of the EU, its neighbouring states as well as the candidate countries in order to analyse the status, progress or regression of equality rights and policies,
  • develop future scenarios for equality-oriented policies within the EU and adapt them for policy processes.

Course code

0899-23-01-VZ-DE-14