Women's Professional Development

Catalog description

This class takes a lifespan developmental perspective in regards to understanding challenges in women's professional development. Topics include: perceptions and stereotypes of successful women, division of labor in families (housework versus paid work), motherhood and the work place, social policies for working parents, girls' and boys' interests in STEM professions, and gender and workplace economics (starting salaries, negotiation, the gender pay gap). Graded on A-F basis only. Credit Hour s : 3 Prerequisites: Instructor Consent Required