Equal Opportunities and Scientific Careers
A.Y. 2020/2021
Learning objectives
The course wishes to provide a multidisciplinary knowledge in the field of equal opportunities and gender equality, with a specific focus on the labour market and scientific careers. The aims of the course is to highlight the contribution provided by the introduction of the notion of gender in the study of organizations and in the STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine) occupations and professions. In this perspective, it will provide the students with the conceptual tools allowing them to identify inequalities and discriminations based on gender and on other social categories, while suggesting the good practices to make organizations more equal.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the participants will be able to frame the topics of inequalities, discrimination and equal opportunities using an interdisciplinary perspective. The skills acquired will mostly be theoretical and they will allow participants - thanks to both the knowledge of the most recent literature in the field of social sciences and the participation in class workshops - to develop a critical thinking of the society around us, that is to read apparently neutral dynamics from a gender perspective, thus recognizing inequalities of opportunities and power asymmetries. Through the final test, students will acquire the skills to set up a short research work and learn what a literature review and a research design are. They will also learn to develop oral and written communication skills.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Lesson period
Second semester
In case of distance learning, the lessons will be held in sync on Microsoft Teams and the exam will consist of a short written essay (minimum 1800 words, references excluded).
Even in case of distance learning, only students who attended at least 2/3 of the lessons via teams are considered "attending students". If the student can not attend at least two thirds of the lessons, she/he will still have the opportunity to take the exam in "non-attending" mode after contacting the teacher.
Even in case of distance learning, only students who attended at least 2/3 of the lessons via teams are considered "attending students". If the student can not attend at least two thirds of the lessons, she/he will still have the opportunity to take the exam in "non-attending" mode after contacting the teacher.
Course syllabus
The course aims at providing a multidisciplinary knowledge in the field of Equal Opportunities and Gender Equality with a particular focus on the labor market and more specifically on organizations and scientific professions. Through the course, the participants will acquire the conceptual, interdisciplinary, tools which will enable them to understand the organizational dynamics in occupations and scientific careers from a gender perspective. The course aims to shed light on the mechanisms and reasons for inequalities in the STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Matemathics and Medicine) based on gender, but also ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, etc. and it will cover a wide range of topics, like for example the reasons of gender inequalities, the effects of unconscious biases in recruitments, women in science, the effect of work-life balance policies on gender relations and women's employement, the gender studies and the feminist movements.
The course is mainly addressed to students of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences but it is open also to students of other UMIL's Faculties. It is 24 hours long (12 lessons) and it provides 3 CFU. The student can be granted with a fourth additional credit after an additional examination (to be agreed with the teacher). The fourth credit must be approved by the president of the degree program.
The course is mainly addressed to students of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences but it is open also to students of other UMIL's Faculties. It is 24 hours long (12 lessons) and it provides 3 CFU. The student can be granted with a fourth additional credit after an additional examination (to be agreed with the teacher). The fourth credit must be approved by the president of the degree program.
Prerequisites for admission
None.
Teaching methods
Mainly lectures, including videos and classroom workshops. The use of videos and workshop allows the students to inductively learning the topics addressed in the class, which - together with the knowledge of the most recent literature - is particularly suitable for the purposes of the course, that is the promotion of a culture of equal opportunities.
On Ariel students will be able to find:
1. Eleven "pills" of equal opportunities, that is eleven recorded video-lessons of about 30 minutes each on the different topics addressed in class.
2. The slides of each lesson (uploaded at the end of each lesson).
Students are considered attendants if they have participated to at least 2/3 of the lessons (8 out of 12 in total).
On Ariel students will be able to find:
1. Eleven "pills" of equal opportunities, that is eleven recorded video-lessons of about 30 minutes each on the different topics addressed in class.
2. The slides of each lesson (uploaded at the end of each lesson).
Students are considered attendants if they have participated to at least 2/3 of the lessons (8 out of 12 in total).
Teaching Resources
Texts for English-speaking attending students: they will be decided together with the professor.
Texts for English-speaking non attending students:
1. Camilla G.(2019). Same job, different rewards: the gender pay gap among physicians in Italy. Gender Work & Organization
2. Valian, V. (2004). Beyond Gender Schemas: Improving the Advancement of Women in Academia. NWSA Journal, vol. 16(1), pp. 207-220. Project MUSE, muse.jhu.edu/article/168397.
Please note that the exam for attending students consists of an oral presentation (or short written essay in the case of distance learning) based on the texts agreed with the teacher.
For non-attending students, the exam consists of an oral interview aimed at assessing the student's knowledge of the contents of the video-lessons uploaded on Ariel (the "11 equal opportunity pills") and the three above-mentioned texts.
Texts for English-speaking non attending students:
1. Camilla G.(2019). Same job, different rewards: the gender pay gap among physicians in Italy. Gender Work & Organization
2. Valian, V. (2004). Beyond Gender Schemas: Improving the Advancement of Women in Academia. NWSA Journal, vol. 16(1), pp. 207-220. Project MUSE, muse.jhu.edu/article/168397.
Please note that the exam for attending students consists of an oral presentation (or short written essay in the case of distance learning) based on the texts agreed with the teacher.
For non-attending students, the exam consists of an oral interview aimed at assessing the student's knowledge of the contents of the video-lessons uploaded on Ariel (the "11 equal opportunity pills") and the three above-mentioned texts.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam for attending students includes an oral presentation based on power-point slides. The topic of the presentation will be chosen by the student among those addressed in class and previous the agreement with the professor. The presentation will be carried out on the basis of a brief review of the literature (which will be previously agreed with the professor as well). In the case of distance learning (emergency phase), the oral presentation is replaced by a short written essay (minimum 1800 words, references excluded).
The exam for non-attending students includes an oral interview aimed at assessing the knowledge of the contents of the video lessons uploaded in Ariel and three scientific articles (Beccalli 1999; Guglielmi and Falcinelli 2010; Gaiaschi 2014 - for bibliographic references see the "reference material" section).
The course recognizes 3 credits. The student can be granted with a fourth additional credit after an additional examination (to be agreed with the teacher). The fourth credit must be approved by the president of the degree program.
The evaluation criteria include the ability to discursively organize knowledge; the ability
of critical reasoning; the ability of arguing and supporting its own positions; the quality of the exposition, the effectiveness.
The exam for non-attending students includes an oral interview aimed at assessing the knowledge of the contents of the video lessons uploaded in Ariel and three scientific articles (Beccalli 1999; Guglielmi and Falcinelli 2010; Gaiaschi 2014 - for bibliographic references see the "reference material" section).
The course recognizes 3 credits. The student can be granted with a fourth additional credit after an additional examination (to be agreed with the teacher). The fourth credit must be approved by the president of the degree program.
The evaluation criteria include the ability to discursively organize knowledge; the ability
of critical reasoning; the ability of arguing and supporting its own positions; the quality of the exposition, the effectiveness.
SPS/09 - ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 24 hours
Professor:
Gaiaschi Camilla