Gender and Public Policy

Three credits · Undergraduate

How can we make the world a more gender equal and socially just place? This course examines the relationships between gender, systems of inequality, and public policy. The course focuses on understanding contemporary approaches to creating gender- responsive public policy and theoretical tools for analyzing public policy. The course also explores how to apply this knowledge to contemporary social issues. Credit will be granted for only one of WMGS 304 or PSCI 398/WMGS 399 (2021-2022). Cross-listed as PGOV 305. Prerequisite: PGOV 101 or permission of the instructor. Three credits.