Growing Gap: Gender (In)Justice in Canada

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

An intersectional feminist analysis of social welfare issues and policies in Canada. Focusing on topics including poverty, homelessness, childcare, and employment, we examine historical roots and contemporary contexts shaping the lives of women and marginalized groups bearing the brunt of the growing income gap and neoliberal threats to equality. Prerequisite: 6.0 university credits including 1.0 GESO credit at the 2000 level or beyond, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for GESO-CAST-POST 4431H or 4430Y.