Care policies with a gender perspective
3rd Cohort (2021-2022) – Second call
MODE: VIRTUAL
Specialization: 40 credits, 360 lecture hours
International course: 9 credits, 90 hours/lecture
Duration: February to December 2022
The certification of the Specialization and the International Course will be carried out by the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (Flacso Brazil) and by the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO).
With the support of ECLAC and UN Women
GENERAL COORDINATION:
Karina Batthyány (CLACSO and University of the Republic, Uruguay) and Joan Tronto (University of Minnesota, United States)
ACADEMIC COORDINATION: Valentina Perrotta (University of the Republic, Uruguay)
ACADEMIC COMMITTEE: Salete Valesan Camba (FLACSO, Brazil), Karina Batthyány (CLACSO and University of the Republic, Uruguay), Joan Tronto (University of Minnesota, United States), Valentina Perrotta (University of the Republic, Uruguay)
The changes experienced in recent years in Latin American societies regarding female participation in the labor market, the aging process, and family transformations invite us to reflect on the social organization of care in changing contexts.
Recently, analyses and empirical research from academia on the topic of care have expanded significantly: development of new concepts such as the social organization of care, studies on the configuration of the demand and supply of care, research on the links between female migration and care, analyses of public policies, studies on care practices in different generations, surveys on social representations of care, among many others.
Added to this is the expansion of policies aimed at care in Latin America, for which it is necessary to have people trained in this subject in order to contribute to the incorporation of the gender perspective in the policies.
The objective of the specialization is to:
- To provide theoretical tools that allow for solid training in the relationship between gender and care, and its main debates and conceptual tensions.
- To provide knowledge about the advances in empirical research carried out in the region and its main contributions
- To train students in the design and analysis of public policies so that they are able to make contributions that allow the incorporation of a gender perspective into the issue of care.
The Specialization and the International Course are aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students; teachers at all levels; activists and members of trade union organizations, social movements and political parties; public officials; press workers; members and managers of non-governmental organizations and professionals interested in the study and implementation of care policies in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Specialization in Care Policies with a Gender Perspective will last one year and requires for its accreditation the completion of: an intensive seminar, an international course and two optional virtual seminars from the curriculum; a writing support workshop; and the preparation of a final monograph.
The international course will last one year and requires, for its accreditation, the completion and approval of a final project, in addition to participation in at least 80% of the activities and tasks proposed by the teachers.
The specialization and international course will take place between February and December 2022.
Students in the specialization and international course will have the support of academic tutors who will accompany them through the virtual seminars and guide them in completing their final projects.
Once the seminars have concluded, students will have four months to submit their final project. If they still need to complete a credit, they will also have four months to do so.
The specialization and the international course are certified by CLACSO.
The specialization certifies 360 hours/chair of work; the international course 90 hours/chair.
The online seminars will be offered in both Spanish and Portuguese. Similarly, the course materials may be provided in either of the two official languages of the course. Student contributions to the discussion forums may also be in these languages. The final research paper may be written in Spanish, Portuguese, or English.
"Care policies with a gender perspective"
The seminar aims to present key discussions and analyses on the topic of care work from a gender perspective. Through four presentations by leading scholars in the field, care work, both paid and unpaid, will be addressed.
Secondly, care will be examined as a central component of well-being, and how it is provided and distributed within different welfare systems will be analyzed. The emergence of the concept of the "caregiver" will also be considered, referring to a vulnerable group that bears the costs of care.
Finally, care as a right will be addressed, and the conceptual foundations of the right to care will be presented, within the framework of the human rights approach and the links between the right and public care policies.
Coordination: Natalia Genta (University of the Republic of Uruguay)
International Course:
"Care policies with a gender perspective"
Summary: This course will address key discussions and analyses surrounding the topic of care from a gender perspective. The lectures will explore conceptual debates and challenges regarding the content and scope of care, as well as the link between care and welfare systems, citizenship and rights, and analyses and research on migration and care.
Classes and teachers:
Class 1: Gender and care: central concepts – Prof. Karina Batthyány (CLACSO and University of the Republic, Uruguay)
Class 2: Ethics of Care and Caring Democracy – Prof. Joan Tronto (University of Minnesota, United States)
Class 3: Care and use of time – Prof. María Ángeles Durán (Spanish National Research Council, Spain)
Class 4: Methodologies for addressing care – Prof. Lucía Scuro (ECLAC, Uruguay)
Class 5: Rights to Care – Prof. Laura Pautassi (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Class 6: Care Workers – Prof. Nadya Guimarães (University of São Paulo, Brazil)
Class 7: Care and State - Prof. Bila Sorj (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Class 8: Care and migrations – Prof. Amaia Pérez Orozco (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain)
Class 9: Care regimes: challenges and opportunities for equality – Prof. Juliana Martínez (University of Costa Rica)
Class 10: The State and Fatherhood in Latin America: Genes, Economic Support and Care – Prof. Juliana Martínez (University of Costa Rica)
Class 11: Care from an anthropological perspective – Prof. Jeanine Anderson (Pontifical Catholic University of Peru)
Class 12: Care and Aging – Prof. Rosario Aguirre (University of the Republic, Uruguay)
Summary: This workshop is a training space designed to guide the development of the final monograph for the specialization. It will support students in defining their object of analysis, translating it into a viable research problem, constructing a work plan, developing argumentative frameworks, and establishing analytical conclusions. These tasks will be carried out individually and collectively through peer exchange and with the workshop instructor, following a discussion forum format. The workshop's objective is to produce a draft of the final specialization paper. The final monograph may be written in Spanish, Portuguese, or English.
Coordination : Karina Batthyány (University of the Republic, Uruguay), Joan Tronto (University of Minnesota, United States) and Natalia Genta (University of the Republic, Uruguay)
Summary: This course will introduce students to the various definitions of care and explore reflections on the ethics of care; the links between gender theory and care; and different dimensions of care, among other topics. It will address perspectives that recognize care as work associated with love and female identity, as well as those that define it as work, both paid and unpaid, and whether or not it can be considered equivalent to other types of work. The course will also explore the challenges and methodological considerations for measuring care. It will examine qualitative and quantitative methodological approaches to care in different countries of the region. Finally, it will address the challenges of quantitatively measuring care based on the contributions of Time Use Surveys in the region and their main challenges.
Coordination: Karina Batthyány (University of the Republic, Uruguay), Joan Tronto (University of Minnesota, United States) and Valentina Perrotta (University of the Republic, Uruguay)
Summary: This course proposes to explore care as a component of social well-being, and how it is provided and distributed within different welfare systems. This connects it to discussions on public policy and the right to care. The course will cover the concept of the social organization of care, analyses of the supply and demand for care, family care arrangements and strategies, and studies of the social representations of care.
Coordination: Eleonor Faur (National University of San Martín, Argentina)
Abstract: This paper will explore the impacts of migration on the social organization of childcare and care for dependent persons, both in countries of origin and destination. It will analyze studies at the national and regional levels, examine discussions on global care chains, and present numerous research projects from Latin America on this topic.
Coordination: Gender Affairs Division - ECLAC
Summary: This course will present paradigmatic or prominent cases from countries in the region related to the development of their public care policies. The course will be approached through a comparative analysis of public policies concerning families, social protection, care, life course, and well-being from a gender perspective in different countries of the region.
Coordination: Valentina Perrota (University of the Republic, Uruguay)
| SPECIALIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL COURSE - 3RD COHORT 2021-2022 | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | |||||||
| feb-22 | International Course “Care Policies with a Gender Perspective” | Intensive seminar | |||||
| Mar 22 | Optional seminar "Migration, gender and care" | Optional seminar "Care systems and policies in Latin America" | |||||
| abr-22 | |||||||
| May-22 | |||||||
| Jun-22 | Workshop to support the preparation of the final project | ||||||
| Jul-22 | |||||||
| ago-22 | |||||||
| Sept-22 | Optional seminar "Conceptual and methodological debates on care" | Optional seminar "The social organization of care" | |||||
| oct-22 | |||||||
| nov-22 | |||||||
| dic-22 | |||||||
CM PlenosIf you belong to a Full Member Center of CLACSO.
CM Associates: Yes You belong to a CLACSO Associated Centre.
No linkIf you DO NOT has any of these links with CLACSO.
| A payment from 22/1 |
Discount for payments made by 21/01 |
Payment in 3 installments | |
| CM Plenos | $570 | $400 | USD 750 (3 x 250 USD) |
| CM Associates | $700 | $530 | USD 1020 (3 x 340 USD) |
| No link | $960 | $660 | USD 1290 (3 x 430 USD) |
In all cases, payment can be made by credit card, deposit or bank transfer.
CM PlenosIf you belong to a CLACSO Full Member Center
CM Associates: Yes You belong to a CLACSO Associated Centre
No linkIf you DO NOT has any of these links with CLACSO
| A payment from 22/01 |
Discount for payments made by 21/01 |
Payment in 3 installments | |
| CM Plenos | $230 | $115 | USD 315 (3 x 105 USD) |
| CM Associates | $290 | $175 | USD 420 (3 x 140 USD) |
| No link | $360 | $240 | USD 540 (3 x 180 USD) |
In all cases, payment can be made by credit card, deposit or bank transfer.
The certification of the Specialization and the International Course will be carried out by the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (Flacso Brazil) and by the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO).
To participate, you need to register through the website.
Registration will be open between December 12 and February 11.
Upon completion of the registration process, you will receive a confirmation email. On the first day of the course, you will receive your login credentials for the online platform.
If any of the mandatory training sessions are owed, in all cases, an additional amount must be paid in order to retake said credit.
If the student decides not to enroll in the Specialization or International Course before its formal start date, they may request a refund of their tuition fees. CLACSO will retain the equivalent of 10% for administrative costs.
Exceptional Criteria: In exceptional cases, and within the first two months of the specialization, students may request to withdraw from the cohort and resume it the following year. In all cases, the reasons justifying the request must be submitted in writing. No requests will be accepted after two months from the start of the course.
If the student decides not to enroll in the Specialization or International Course before its formal start date, they may request a refund of their tuition fees. CLACSO will retain the equivalent of 10% for administrative costs.
The classes will run from February to December 2022.
All students will receive the necessary instructions to access classes, bibliography and discussion forums through the CLACSO Virtual Training Space.
Accessing and navigating the Virtual Learning Environment is very simple and user-friendly. In any case, a technical and academic support team will always be available to you.
You must pass the International Course, two (2) elective Virtual Seminars, the methodological workshop and complete the final integrative work.
To obtain the Specialization degree, you must complete a final monograph. The methodological workshop is mandatory and aims to support you in completing this final project.
You must participate in the classes and activities proposed by the teachers and complete the final monograph.
Yes, the Specialization and the International Course are certified by FLACSO Brazil and CLACSO. The specialization has a total workload of 360 hours, and the international course 90 hours. The certificate of completion will be sent digitally and is completely free of charge. The International Specialist diploma is issued by the General Secretariat of FLACSO, located in Costa Rica. The fees and procedures for issuing and sending the international diploma can be found on the FLACSO Brazil website: https://flacso.org.br/?page_id=24376
The Specialization and the International Course are accredited by FLACSO Brazil and CLACSO. The International Specialist diploma is issued by the FLACSO General Secretariat, located in Costa Rica. Fees and procedures for issuing and shipping the international diploma can be found on the FLACSO Brazil website: https://flacso.org.br/?page_id=24376.
See the table of prices and options above.
If you wish to obtain certification from FLACSO, you will need to pay an additional fee.*
* The issuance of the printed diploma, along with the academic transcript, costs USD 200,00 (two hundred dollars). This fee includes shipping the printed and signed documents to the student's address. The procedures for issuing and shipping the international diploma can be found on the Flacso Brazil website: https://flacso.org.br/?page_id=24376.
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