Communicating Gender-Responsive Science

3 Credits.

Illustrates the critical need for communicating gender-related science to different audiences from policy makers, to implementors, to community members. Uses a feminist approach and feminist standpoint theory to generate awareness about different origins and types of knowledge and how they are valued in science communication. Outlines key principles related to the ethics of science communication and evidence-based policy making. Introduces aims of, and strategies for, science communication, providing students opportunities to practice communicating gender-related science through applied activities.