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Offer a course on Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Economics. Some topics to focus on would be:
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*Examining the roles of race, ethnicity, and gender on economic and political theory. 
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*Economic status of women in the United States or globally
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*Economic status of racial or ethnic groups in the United States or globally
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*Economic inequality by race or gender - causes and solutions
  
See, for example, [http://www.swarthmore.edu/cc_economics.xml#ECON_073].
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If your school has a women's studies, gender studies, or ethnic studies department, contact them to see if you can cross-list this course with their depart
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For an example of this type of course, see [http://www.swarthmore.edu/cc_economics.xml#ECON_073].
  
 
Even if students of color and women don't opt to take this particular class, offering such a course demonstrates the department's understanding that there are major differences in economic experiences and makes the department more inviting.
 
Even if students of color and women don't opt to take this particular class, offering such a course demonstrates the department's understanding that there are major differences in economic experiences and makes the department more inviting.

Revision as of 12:21, 23 June 2012

Offer a course on Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Economics. Some topics to focus on would be:

  • Examining the roles of race, ethnicity, and gender on economic and political theory.
  • Economic status of women in the United States or globally
  • Economic status of racial or ethnic groups in the United States or globally
  • Economic inequality by race or gender - causes and solutions

If your school has a women's studies, gender studies, or ethnic studies department, contact them to see if you can cross-list this course with their depart

For an example of this type of course, see [1].

Even if students of color and women don't opt to take this particular class, offering such a course demonstrates the department's understanding that there are major differences in economic experiences and makes the department more inviting.