| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Part I: Setting the Context | ||
| Why is the Gender Gap Relevant? | ||
| 1 | Class overview | |
| 2 |
The business case for diversity Women in the workforce as an engine for economic growth | |
| 3 |
Taste, choices, and occupational segregation Case: Women in computer sciences Guest speaker | |
| Gender Diversity in America: Where do We Stand? | ||
| 4 | Female participation in different sectors of the economy | Presentation of the status of women in selected industry due |
| 5 | Where we come from? | |
| 6 | What is the gender pay gap and how does it happen? | |
| 7 | Panel discussion: Being a woman in the workplace today | |
Part II: Structural Barriers for Gender Equality | ||
| 8 | The paradox of meritocracy in organizations | |
| 9 | Class reflection: Mental health on campus | |
| 10 | Parental leave: The role of policy on promoting dual-career households | |
| 11 | Class debate: Affirmative action, does it work? | Debate preparation slides due |
| 12 | Work-life balance and child care policies | |
Part III: The impact of Bias in Gender Equality | ||
| 13 | What is implicit bias? | |
| 14 |
Case: Women in STEM Guest speaker | |
| 15 | Stereotypes, media and education: The reinforcing mechanism of implicit bias | |
| 16 | How does implicit bias affect the composition of the workforce? | |
| 17 | Case: Implicit bias at Google | Blindspot reflection due |
| 18 | Women and negotiations I | |
| 19 | Women and negotiations II | |
| 20 | Micro-inequities and micro-affirmations | |
| 21 |
Case: Women in corporate leadership Leaning In | Lean In reflection due |
| 22 |
Building better recruiting processes Guest speaker | |
| 23 | Student presentations I | |
| 24 | Student presentations II | |
| 25 | Class wrap up | Final paper due |