POLS-306 Women and Public Policy
This course examines the impact and influence of women and other marginalized groups on public policy from the inside, as formal actors in government and partisan institutions, and from the outside, via civic organizations as both non-citizens and citizens. The course uses a comparative approach to explore systematically the ways in these groups have navigated, sometimes successfully, intersectional realities of class, race, gender identity and ideological orientation to influence public policy. The first half of the course concentrates on elected office and the second examines specific policy areas, such as reproductive choice, wage gaps and equity issues. Normally offered alternate years.
Prerequisite
Student has completed or is in process of completing 24 Credits