I. Introduction to Gender Studies
- Introduction to Gender Studies
- Difference between Gender and Women Studies
- Multi-disciplinary nature of Gender Studies
- Autonomy vs. Integration Debate in Gender Studies
- Status of Gender Studies in Pakistan
- 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 Wave, Second Wave and Third Wave Feminism, United Nations 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
- Defining governance
- Suffragist 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
- Defining gender based violence
- Theories of violence against women
- Structural and direct forms of violence
- Strategies to eliminate violence against women
IX. Case Studies
- Mukhtaran Mai
- Malala Yousafzai
- Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Recommended reading
20 titles| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Theories of Women Studies | Eds., Bowles, Gloria and Renate D. Klein |
| Introduction: Theories of Women Studies and the Autonomy/Integration Debate in Theories of Women Studies | Bowles, G. and Renate, K. |
| The State of the Discipline of Women Studies in Pakistan, in Social Sciences in Pakistan | Saigol, Rubina |
| The State of Women Studies in Pakistan, in Journal of Asian Women Studies | Bari, Farzana |
| Women's Law in Legal Education and Practice in Pakistan | Shaheed, F. and Mehdi, R. (ed.) (1997) |
| Locating the Self: Perspectives on Women and Multiple Identities | Khan, N. S. et al. (ed.) (1998) |
| The Social Construction of Gender | Lorber, Judith |
| Queer Theory | Lorber, Judith |
| Gender, USA | Harriet Bradley (2013) |
| Women of Pakistan: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back | Mumtaz, Khawar & Shaheed, Farida (1987) |
| Feminism and its Relevance in South Asia | Saeed K, Nighat & Bahsin, Kamla |
| Feminist Thoughts | Tong, Rosemarie |
| Reversed Realities | Kabeer, Naila |
| Gender Planning and Development | Moser, Caroline |
| Electoral Politics: Making Quotas Work for Women | Hoodfar, Homa & Tajali, Mona (2011) |
| The Gender Face of Asian Politics | Ayaz, Aazar & Fleschenberg, Andrea (2009) |
| Performance Assessment of Women Parliamentarians in Pakistan | Bari, Farzana (2002) |
| Baseline Report: Women's Participation in Political and Public Life | Zia, Shahla & Bari, Farzana (1999) |
| Freedom from Violence | Schuler, Margarte (1992) |
| Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Report |
Others in Group V
Agriculture & ForestryBotanyEnglish LiteratureEnvironmental ScienceSindhi LiteratureUrdu LiteratureZoology
You may take one subject from this group, so these are alternatives to Gender Studies, not companions to it.