CUTM1014 (2-0-1)
This course is about gender, human rights and ethics in which the student will be sensitized and exposed to related issues in the context of business and organisations in India. The specific objectives are:
Difference between sex and gender; social construction of gender and its outcomes in the form of behavior, roles, gender based division of labour, hierarchy; gender relations
Gender issues in organisations - significance of relations between structures, practices, context, interactions and power for construction of gender at organisational level.
Gender implications at workplace, management and leadership, Laws and Acts
Comparing different types of organisations; how to create a gender sensitive organisation
Introduction to human rights, Meaning and Definition, Types.
Human Rights Law: Protection, violation and the legal framework for their protection - International Human Rights Law, Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Conflicts of Rights and its Significance to Organisations: Challenges of the past and challenges for the future. Persistence of social discrimination and inequality; efforts in the search for justice for past violations, continued struggle for human rights and accountability in an organisational context.
Introduction to and study of ethics; Indian and Western ethics
Different ethical systems and perspectives; ethical relativism and its implications, utilitarianism, duty ethics and virtue ethics in organisations.
Critique of various ethical positions and develop their own position in an organizational context.
Session | Topic | Reference Link (if any) |
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Session 1 | Basic concepts on sex and gender; social construction of gender; constitutional provisions for gender equality. |
PPT 1 - Introduction to Gender 1.5 mins video on Gender Equality and Poverty |
Session 2 | Gender issues in different sectors – Health, Education, Governance, Livelihoods |
PPT 2 - Gender issues in health PPT 3 - Gender issues in education PPT 4 - Gender issues in Governance 1.3 mins video on gender stereotypes and education |
Session 3 | Approaches to address gender inequality – WID, WAD and GAD |
PPT 5 - WID WAD GAD TED talk by Deepa Bhardwaj |
Session 4 & 5 | Gender and organizational issues |
PPT 6 - Gender and Organisations PPT 7 - Gender Equality in Organisations PPT 8 - Gender Mainstreaming and Attitude in Worksplace PPT 9 - Gender Sensitisation Video: Future of Gender Equality in Work by ILO Video on Gender Based Analysis Free Readings: - Gender and Development - Concepts and Definitions - Gender and Organisational Change Training Project: - Gender Responsive Governance in times of COVID 19 - SDG - Gender Equality Goal 5 - Women_Environment_and_Sustainable_Development_A_Ca - Good Practices for Gender Mainstreaming - Gender Equality - Kerala Case Study For 1st Sem - Projects: - Gender-Human-Rights-framework-for-project - Gender Human Rights - Class list (Sec A & B) |
Session 6 | Basic concepts on human rights; history of human rights; current significance |
PPT Human Rights_Basic Concepts PPT History of Human Rights PPT Current Significance Video 1 Video 2 Video on History Video on History 2 |
Session 7 | Violation and legal framework for the protection of human rights |
PPT - NHRI_Paris Principles Video on Paris Principles Video: Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 |
Session 8 | Human rights and sustainability framework |
PPT - HR and sustainability framework Video 1 Video 2 |
Session 9 & 10 | Human rights in the organizational context |
PPT - HR in workplace Slideshare on Labour Laws Video: Why companies care UN Reporting Framework Books: - Arihants UGC NET Human Rights and Duties - Central Law Agency’s Human Rights (Kapoor, S. K.) - Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction (Andrew Clapham) - Textbook on International Human Rights (Rhona Smith) Free Sources: Human Rights Careers |
Session 11 | Basic concepts in ethics |
PPT - Introduction to Ethics Video on Ethics defined |
Session 12 | Theoretical perspectives – utilitarianism, virtue ethics, duty ethics |
PPTs - Duty Ethics, Utilitarianism, Virtue Ethics Video on Utilitarianism Video on Virtue Ethics Video on Deontology (Duty) Project: - Fraudulent Books - Gifts from the Boss's Friend - Gifts from the Sales Representative |
Session 13 | Ethical relativism |
PPT - Ethical Relativism Video on Moral Relativism Project: - Mining Data - Office Affair - On-time Delivery |
Session 14 & 15 | Ethics in organisations | Video on Ethics in Workplace |