SDG 5. Gender Equality - Undergraduate Courses

RUTGERS-CAMDEN

Introduction to Contemporary Gender Issues (50:988:201)
Department of Women's and Gender Studies, Rutgers–Camden College of Arts and Sciences

This course examines national and global gender issues such as masculinity, feminism, transgender identity, and LGBTQ issues in current culture, as well as related topics in health, education, trade, work, sexual identity, politics, and the environment.
 

RUTGERS–NEWARK

Sociology of Sex and Gender (21:920:337)
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Rutgers–Newark College of Arts and Sciences

This course covers the relative statuses and roles of men and women in American society.

Class, Status, and Power (21:920:332)
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Rutgers–Newark College of Arts and Sciences
This course presents theories of inequality, social ranking, and the distribution of resources and opportunity as they affect individuals and groups in terms of crime, health, family life, and value systems.

Politics of Sexuality (21:988:325)
Department of Women's and Gender Studies, Rutgers–Newark College of Arts and Sciences

This course is an introduction to political issues, movements, and controversies related to sex and sexuality, and to the academic study of sexuality and gender. 

 

RUTGERS–NEW BRUNSWICK

Gender in Global Perspective (01:070:225)
Department of Anthropology, School of Arts and Sciences
Introductory exploration of the role of gender in organizing social relations and symbolic systems across the globe. Draws on comparative ethnographic readings to examine issues of gender and inequality, family, religion, work, sexuality, popular culture, and global processes

Gender, Family, and Public Policy (10:762:335)
Department of Planning and Public Policy, Edward J. Bloustein School Of Planning

This course explores women's evolving role in both family and the labor market and addresses contemporary public policy debates around these changes.

Knowledge and Power: Issues in Women's Leadership (01:988:130)
Department of Women's and Gender Studies, School of Arts and Sciences

This course provides an overview of the study of gender, in the construction of knowledge in different fields, and the factors that encourage women to achieve agency and leadership.

Women Working in the Global Economy: Feminist Perspectives (01:988:160)
Department of Women's and Gender Studies, School of Arts and Sciences
This course examines issues related to women's paid and unpaid work as world markets integrate. Analyzes actions of governments, unions, women's movements, employers, and nongovernmental organizations to promote equality and women's well-being.

Dynamics of Class, Race, and Sex (01:988:235)
Department of Women's and Gender Studies, School of Arts and Sciences

This course examines the dynamics of and connections among classism, racism, and sexism in contemporary American society.

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls