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International Perspectives on Women, Gender, and Health

Location
Internet
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2025 - 2026
Instruction Method
Synchronous Online with Some Asynchronous Online
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
Yes
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Anaise Williams
Contact Name
Anaise Williams
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
1. Are you curious about how policy and macro institutions can be gendered, and how this shapes women’s health and well-being globally? 2. Do you want to learn about key gender frameworks and how to apply them to priority threats to global women’s health? 3. Learn evidence translation skills to create policy recommendations to improve gendered health disparities in low- and middle-income countries
Identifies global gender policy and national gender equity indices to understand how policy and macro institutions can be gendered through interactive sessions with course instructors and expert guest lecturers. Covers key gender frameworks and their application to priority threats to global women’s health. Explores how gendered policy can shape women’s health and well-being, covers skills for translating evidence to policy recommendations for gender equity and health challenges in low- and middle-income countries.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Articulate and apply an understanding of how gender as a social system and biological sex shape women’s health and well-being globally
  2. Identify global gender policy and national gender equity indices to understand how policy and macro institutions can be gendered
  3. Learn about key gender frameworks and how to apply them to priority threats to global women’s health
  4. Develop evidence translation skills to create policy recommendations on gendered health disparities in low- and middle-income countries
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 20% Participation
  • 40% Assignments
  • 40% Final Paper
Instructor Consent
No consent required
Special Comments

Students will attend class sessions virtually. Students are expected to be present and engage in course discussion during the class times indicated.