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Course Info for POLS - 326 - 90, January 2024
Class number: 1003 Title: Gender & Politics - Intl Persp Department: Political Science
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 12 Current enrollment: 13 Available seats: 0
Start date: Tuesday, January 2, 2024 End date: Friday, January 19, 2024 Mode of Instruction: Remote
Schedule: MTWR: 9:00AM-1:00PM, N/A Instructor(s): Chambers, Stefanie
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement
Course Description:
This course explores the role of gender in American politics. We will begin with an examination of the role of women and men in fighting for and against women's suffrage and the subsequent movement to achieve gender equality. We will consider the many ways men's inclusion and women's exclusion from our political system continues to shape contemporary politics and the distribution of power in American society. We will then examine a series of important questions such as: Why are women less likely than men to run for political office? Do male and female politicians govern differently? Throughout the course we will consider how race and ethnicity intersect with gender in the US political system.