2022 Fall
GWS 139 001 - LEC 001
Why Work? Gender and Labor Under Capitalism
Brooke Lober
Class #:30388
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Gender and Womens Studies
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
6
Enrolled: 69
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 75
Waitlist Max: 0
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
9 hours of outside work hours per week, and 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.
Other classes by Brooke Lober
Course Catalog Description
This course uses gender as a lens to examine the nature, meaning, and organization of work. Students learn varied conceptual approaches with which to probe such issues as gender and race divisions of labor, the economic significance of caring and other forms of unpaid labor, earnings disparities between men and women, race and class differences in women's work, transnational labor immigration, and worker resistance and organizing.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None