INQ-260SO | Women in Politics

Full Title: Women in Politics

Topic Description:

This course will explore the ways that women have worked to increase their power and influence in elections, government, social movements, and public policy. This course will compare the experiences of women in American politics to that of women in other parts of the world. We will study how women become involved in politics and the role they play in policy-making. We will explore whether women form a social or political collective, and if so, what their interests are, what issues are important to them, and whether or how women in power represent such interests and issues.

Counts as Global? No

Topic Approved: October 2010