Title of the module: GENDER AND SOCIAL LIFE (WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON AGEING POPULATION)

Module prepared by:   PÄDAGOGISCHE AKADEMIE DES BUNDES IN WIEN

Duration: Total: 1 ac. hour. 0,5 ac. hour – theory; 0,5 ac. hour – practice.

Specific objectives of the module:

1. Review the situation concerning social problems from gender specific point of view on the basis of statistical indicators.
2. Discuss reasons of gender-segregated poverty and ageing population issues.
3. Promote awareness and critical thinking concerning gender-related social problems and search for ways of solving them. 

SUMMARY

The module analyses gender-related issues in social life. Feminisation of poverty is highlighted in this module, as one of the most important social problems nowadays even in developed European countries: statistical indicators show, that women have a higher incidence of poverty than men and that their poverty is more severe than that of men. The other topical issue of social life in European Union is ageing population. The module analyses age of retirement in different European countries, and highlights effects of ageing on the economy of EU. It also stresses gender-related issues of ageing population. Practical exercises on searching solutions for these major social problems are offered in the framework of this module.