| Program Detail |
: This course will study women as political players in society--their history as outsiders, strategies for gaining political power, the evolution of public policies that affect the lives and opportunities of women, and the present political status of women in the U.S. (and globally). The focus is women in politics, but it is a given in any gender course that the discussion of one gender immediately implicates the other gender, men. The course begins with a historical analysis of the gendering of American politics and addresses the cultural changes in women?s lives, the forces behind those changes and their reflection in public policies in education, health care, reproductive rights, employment, the economy, family law, childcare, and criminal justice. The course will review the history of women's political participation and the challenges and opportunities for women as candidates and officeholders. The course concludes with an international perspective on gender considering the effects of global processes and international relations on the division of power between women and men. |
