Exam Details

Subject Women In The Economy
Paper
Exam / Course P.G. Diploma in Women's and Gender Studies
Department School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

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MASTERS IN WOMEN'S AND GENDER
otI) STUDIES (MAWGS)
o
Term-End Examination
o June, 2016 MWG-011 WOMEN IN THE ECONOMY
Time hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: All questions earn} equal marks.
Attempt any five questions.

1. Discuss the concept of work as adopted by different national and international agencies. Explain how work should be redefined in the light of feminist debates on work

2. Explain the trends of workforce composition in India. Discuss the marginalisation of women workers in informal economy.

3. Discuss the implications of social protection for women workers in the informal sector with the help of examples.

4. What do you understand by mobilization?

Discuss with the help of one case study each, the outcome of struggle movements in national and international context.

5. Explain factors influencing women's participation in Indian economy.

Explain how women's work has been captured by different agencies in India and internationally.

6. Discuss impact of globalization on women's economic profile. Give examples in support of your answer.

7. Discuss with the help of examples how planning can be more gender inclusive in India.

8. Write short notes on any four of the following:

Glass Ceiling

Unpaid Work

Ester Boserup

Decent Work Agenda

Washington Consensus


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Constructing Gender Through Arts and Media
  • Gender And Life Narratives
  • Gender And Power
  • Gendered Bodies And Sexualities
  • Gendered Nation
  • Postmodernism And Gender
  • Research Methods
  • Theories And Concepts In Women's And Gender Studies
  • Women And Political Process
  • Women And Social Structure
  • Women In The Economy