Gender, Law, and Public Policy
Past Offerings
Gender, Law, and Public Policy (7013): This course will survey leading issues at the intersection of gender, law, and public policy. Topics may include marriage, education, employment discrimination, contraception, abortion, sexual harassment, rape, domestic violence, pornography, and intersections with race, ethnicity, class, and sexual orientation. Leading cases will be placed in conversation with historical and theoretical texts drawn from feminist legal thought and other critical traditions. Course requirements will include attendance, class participation, short reading responses, and a longer final paper. There will be no final examination. With permission of the instructor, students may write long papers for R credit instead of shorter papers. After the term begins, students enrolled in the course can transfer from section (01) into section (02), which meets the R requirement, with consent of the instructor. Open to students from other schools with the consent of the instructor.
Sections
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2025-2026 WinterSchedule No Longer Available
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2025-2026 WinterSchedule No Longer Available
Gender, Law, and Public Policy (7013): Topics in this course will include equal protection standards, employment, education, family, reproductive rights, sexual harassment, rape, domestic violence, pornography, sexual orientation, diversity in the profession, and intersections with race, ethnicity, class, and sexual orientation. Materials will include cases, commentary, problems, and media portrayals. Special Instructions: Course requirements will include class participation, several short reflection papers on the assigned readings, and a longer final essay. There will be no final examination. With permission of the instructor, a student may write a long paper for R credit instead of the shorter papers. After the term begins, students enrolled in the course can transfer from section (01) into section (02), which meets the R requirement, with consent of the instructor. Open to students from other schools with the consent of the instructor. To apply for this course, non-Law students must complete a Non-Law Student Course Add Request Form available on the SLS Registrar's Office website. Elements used in grading: Class participation, attendance, reflection papers, and final paper.
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2024-2025 SpringSchedule No Longer Available
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2024-2025 SpringSchedule No Longer Available
Gender, Law, and Public Policy (7013): Topics in this course will include equal protection standards, employment, education, family, reproductive rights, sexual harassment, rape, domestic violence, pornography, sexual orientation, diversity in the profession, and intersections with race, ethnicity, class, and sexual orientation. Materials will include cases, commentary, problems, and media portrayals. Special Instructions: Course requirements will include class participation, several short reflection papers on the assigned readings, and a longer final essay. There will be no final examination. With permission of the instructor, a student may write a long paper for R credit instead of the shorter papers. After the term begins, students enrolled in the course can transfer from section (01) into section (02), which meets the R requirement, with consent of the instructor. Open to students from other schools with the consent of the instructor. To apply for this course, non-Law students must complete a Non-Law Student Course Add Request Form available on the SLS Registrar's Office website. Elements used in grading: Class participation, attendance, reflection papers, and final paper.
Sections
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2023-2024 WinterSchedule No Longer Available
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2023-2024 WinterSchedule No Longer Available