Knowledge about the relevance of women’s work (paid and unpaid) throughout history; motivation and encouragement of the participants to think of their own role on the labourmarket, as well as the women in their families; reflection on the current situation of women and their work in economy.

lecturesfree writing of short essays during the lessons on working women of the participants’ familieswatching and discussion ofthe documentation about Käthe Leichter, a pioneer of Austrian labour law, and anti-discrimination measures watching and discussion of a documentation about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme CourtTeam work and presentationon specific topics by the students Speeches by the participants

The course mainly deals with legal, historical, and sociological  developements of working women. The starting point will be the legal situation in various historical eras and context, and their impact on the performance of work by women and girls. On this basis, the current situation of women’s employment and labour is being analyzed and discussed. The issue itself, the circumstances of the cases, and the actual situation allow open discussion andcontroversy, in legal, economic and historical fields. Thus, due to the overalltopic, the participation of students of all branches of study at the University of Klagenfurt is possible, and they are welcome to contribute by bringing the knowledge of their fields. Main topics will be:farmer, agricultural worker, prostitute and queen – only possible professions for women?Rural exodus: factory worker and maiden are widening the range of allowed professionsthe new group of white-collar workers: secretary and shop girls(legal) reasons of (explicit) prohibition of women’s workPaid and unpaid work of women throughout historyRelation of real property and working opportunitiesUnion movement and women’s workPioneers in their fields (first lawyer, physician, architect, CEO with…)Have their always been housewives?(First) specific work and health protection measures for womenLeading women – still not equal?Everyday life problem: is the gender pay gap real?

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See moodle courseLink auf weitere Informationenhttps://www.aau.at/rechtswissenschaften/privatrecht-arbeitsrecht/

students‘ active participation (discussion, team work and presentation, speeches, short essays)

Assigned topics; issues discussed in class

creativity; level of using facts and information given by teacher in classFor the creation of presentations, working with AI-supported software and programmes is allowed; the presentation or oral exam is carried out by the respective participant in person.