<p>Lecture, four hours. Enforced requisite: course 10. Recommended: course 102 or 103 or 104. Exploration of models of equality described and/or advocated by legal theorists primarily in U.S.—equality of opportunity, equality of outcome, equality of respect, etc.—using specific problems of women (e.g., sexual harassment, pregnancy leave policy, access to safe and effective reproductive control technologies) for purposes of comparison and critique. Specific focus may vary by instructor (e.g., consideration of sexual equality theories to issues of gender equity, legal status of women in countries outside U.S. or from perspectives of international human rights). May be repeated for credit with topic or instructor change. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Gender Studies

Combining rigorous, inclusive pedagogy with opportunities for co-curricular activities—including research, internships, and community engagement—the College provides students with diverse learning experiences that helps them thrive, become critical thinkers, and transform society.

College of Letters and Science

Students develop a deep appreciation for complexities of power and asymmetries in gender relations across time, class, and cultures; and conceptual tools for social change.

General Catalog

Women, Gender, and Law: Jurisprudence of Sexual Equality

GENDER 171A

4 units