Women, Gender, and Politics ((3 Units))

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Women are one of the demographic groups who have been deprived of civil and political rights, not only in the United States, but in countries around the globe. This course provides in-depth insight into how patriarchal systems that subordinate women first took root, the connection between oppression of women and those who eschew binary sex and gender roles including members of the LGBTQ community, the long-lasting effects on women’s participation in public life, and the strategies they have and currently use to gain access and wield influence in the public sphere.