Explore the ways in which gender “works” in different cultural and national contexts, and the impact globalization has on gender relations. “Gender” indicates the ways in which our social lives are organized around categories of male and female – in relation to work, family, sexuality, culture, and nation. “Globalization” describes the transfer of economic and cultural goods between nations and peoples. Questions we will ask include: What is globalization and how do women and men experience it differently? Do women and men work the same jobs in the global labor market, and do they get paid the same wages? How does immigration affect families? Does a growing connectedness between cultures and nations change traditional gender roles? How different are experiences of women in the “Third World” from those of women in the “First World,” and why? Investigate these issues together by reading critical writings as well as Internet blogs, watching films/documentaries, and analyzing popular media. Note: This course fulfills the World Society (GG) requirement for students under GenEd and International Studies (IS) for students under Core.