Gender and Health: Introductory Perspectives

Harvard HSPH

This course introduces students to gender as both a theoretical concept and a critical category of analysis in public health and epidemiology. Students will explore how gender, together with other axes of identity and inequity – including race, class, and sexuality – shapes health experiences and outcomes within and across populations. By using a variety of critical theoretical perspectives, including feminist, queer, and intersectional approaches, the course will address questions such as:…