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Gender Studies
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CSS SYLLABUS GENDER STUDIES – 100 MARKS
I. Introduction to Gender Studies
§ Introduction to Gender Studies
§ Di erence between Gender and Women Studies
§ Multi-disciplinary nature of Gender Studies
§ Autonomy vs. Integration Debate in Gender Studies
§ Status of Gender Studies in Pakistan
II. Social Construction of Gender
§ Historicizing Constructionism
§ Problematizing the category of “Sex”: Queer Theory
§ Is “Sex” socially determined, too?
§ Masculinities and Feminism
§ Nature versus Culture: A Debate in Gender Development
III. Feminist Theories and Practice
§ What is Feminism
§ Liberal Feminism
§ Radical Feminism
§ Marxist/Socialist Feminism
§ Psychoanalytical Feminism
§ Men’s Feminism
§ Postmodern Feminism
IV. Feminist Movements
§ Feminist Movements in the West, First W ave, Second Wave and Third
Wave Feminism, United Nation Conferences on Women, Feminist
Movements in Pakistan.
V. Gender and Development
§ Colonial and Capitalistic Perspectives of Gender
§ Gender Analysis of Development Theories; Modernization Theory, World
System
Theory, Dependency Theory, Structural Functionalism.
§ Gender Approaches to Development: Women in Development (WID),
Women and Development (WAD), Gender and Development (GAD);
Gender Critique of Structural Adjustment Policies (SAPs).
§ Globalization and Gender
VI. Status of Women in Pakistan
§ Status of Women’s health in Pakistan
§ Status of Women in Education
§ Women and Employment
§ Women and Law
VII. Gender and Governance
§ De ning Governance
§ Su ragist Movement
§ Gender Issues in Women as Voters
§ Gender Issues in Women as Candidates
§ Gender Issues in Women as Representatives
§ Impact of Political Quota in Pakistan
VIII. Gender Based Violence
§ De ning Gender Based Violence
§ Theories of Violence against Women
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§ Structural and Direct Forms of Violence
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§ Strategies to Eliminate Violence against Women LOGIN
IX. Case Studies of:
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§ Mukhtaran Mai
§ Mallala Yousaf Zai
§ Shermin Ubaid Chinoy
SUGGESTED READINGS
S.No.Title Author
1. Theories of Women Studies Eds., Bowles.
Gloria and
Renate D. Klein
2. Introduction: Theories of Women Studies and the Bowles G and
Autonomy/ Integration Debate in Theories of Renate, K.
Women Studies.
3. The State of the Discipline of Women Studies in Saigol, Rubina
Pakistan in Social Sciences in Pakistan
4. The State of Women Studies in Pakistan in Bari, Farzana
Journal of Asian Women Studies
5. Women’s Law in Legal Education and Practice in Shaheed, F. and
Pakistan. Mehdi, R. (ed.)
(1997)
6. Locating the self: Perspectives on Women and Khan, N.S. et al.
Multiple Identities. (ed.) (1998)
7. The Social Construction of Gender Lorber, Judith
8. Queer Theory Lorber, Judith
9. Gender,USA, Harriet
Bradley(2013)
10. Women of Pakistan: Two Steps Forward, One Mumtaz,Khawar&
Step Back. Shaheed,
Farida(1987)
11. Feminism and its Relevance in South Asia Saeed K, Nighat & Bahsin, Kamla
12. Feminist Thoughts Tong, Rosemarie
13. Reversed Realities Kabeer, Naila
14. Gender Planning and Development Moser, Caroline
15. Electoral Politics: Making Quotas Work For Hoodfar,Homa&Tajali, Mona
Women. (2011)
16. The Gender face of Asian Politics Ayaz, Aazar & Fleschenberg, Andrea(2009)
17. Performance Assessment of Women Bari, Farzan (2002)
Parliamentarians in Pakistan
18. Base line Report: Women’s Participation in Zia, Shahla & Bari, Farzana. (1999)
Political and Public Life
19. Freedom from Violence Schuler, Margarte (1992)
20. Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Report
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