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Virginia Tech

ECON-1104: Economics of Gender

Description: Economic approach to the causes and consequences of male/female gender differences in economic outcomes. Tools in microeconomic analysis and empirical work. Woman, family choices and labor markets. Gender gap in earnings. Employment and wage policies related to women.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 7 Identity & Equity in U.S., 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 8

Average GPA: 3.50 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 32.62%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.45%

Brown Bernice Owusu202481.0%9.7%4.7%0.0%4.7%0.0%3.542
Zhou Yang202461.0%32.5%5.0%0.0%0.8%0.6%3.486

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W