The Fall 2025 GIRI will focus on inequalities rooted in gender and political economy, particularly as gender intersects with other social identifications such as class, race, and immigration status. Gender informs nearly every aspect of economic policy, for example: what counts in economic metrics, whether labor is considered skilled or unskilled, which development policies garner support from governments and international organizations. Ideas about gender and family formations shape tax policies, labor laws, and inheritance practices. Although these policies and practices often appear as the natural or common-sensical result of economic structures, they result from social and political choices that reflect particular histories and value systems.
