Women: Policy/Practice Issues

3 credits · Graduate

This interdisciplinary course explores the historical nature of the role of women and women’s struggles in Canada with particular focus on the role of women in northern, remote and Indigenous communities. The exploration also includes a review of feminist perspectives and the meaning and application of feminist practice for social work in the areas of policy, research, counselling and direct service. While gender relations are the focus, they are analyzed as they intersect with issues such as race, class, ability, sexual orientation, and aging.