Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Women and Politics in Canada

POLI 3535  Women and Politics in Canada

Prerequisites:

POLI 1006

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week.

Credits:

6

Description:

This course examines the role of women in politics, focusing on how and to what extent women participate in politics; the possible barriers to women's involvement in politics and how the political system treats women's issues. Other topics include women's status in traditional political thought, feminist theory, women and political parties, and women in political elites. This course may be credited towards Gender Equality and Social Justice.