This course analyzes the social construction of gender and its relationship to class, race, age, ethnicity, and sexual identity. A wide range of topics are discussed including the following: Systems of privilege and inequality in women's lives; learning gender; sexuality, power, and intimacy; mental health and health issues; women's work; social policy issues; religion and spirituality in women's lives; and activism and social change.

This course offers in depth study of topics of interest to women's studies scholarship. May be taken up to three times with different course material.