Public Policy Analysis And Management Should Be My Next Step

During an economics lectures the professor said to my class â€Å" I do not know whether the increasing income inequality is an issue or not†. I was perplexed. I thought the goal of Economics, as a social science, was to achieve the maximum welfare of people by using all the resources most efficiently. So how is income inequality that renders many people worse off, not an issue? I knew he did not state his opinion to avoid introducing his bias. However, if everyone in the world were to keep their understanding of justice and inequality to themselves without a meaningful dialogue, no societal issue would gain attention or action. Realizing that I want to be equipped with tools necessary to take appropriate measures when welfare of individuals is†¦show more content†¦They showed me that scientific methods involving quantitative and qualitative work could result in working solutions to some of the most complex and pressing problems of our time. Chandra Talpade Mohantyâ⠂¬â„¢s writings like Under Western Eyes: Feminist Scholarship and Colonial Discourses (1984) provided me a theoretical understanding of my experiences as a transnational feminist and find my voice in discussions of global relevance. My mentors at Iowa State University further encouraged my interest in policy formulation by exposing me to a host of socio-economic issues and conflicts through their teachings. It is during the last three years of my undergraduate college career that I became confident about my decision to pursue Public Policy. On the recommendation of Dr. Teshome, a professor of Women’s Studies and Anthropology, I opted to take a graduate level Anthropology course called Global Development. For this course, I read various development theories in the context of social, political and economic disparities in the world. We discussed the ramifications of certain development policies implemented in the global south. These theoretical texts along with real case studies captured my interest in policy formulation and the role of gender in development. I presented my final project on feminist critiques of some conventional