Online Stanford University Course Syllabus
Introduction (Launching 1/29)
Welcome to the course & How it works
Week 1. Human Rights (Launching 1/29)
Women’s Rights = Human Rights
Son preference and demography
Week 2. Education
Education as the 'magic' intervention
Learning vs. schooling
Week 3: Adolescence & Vulnerability
Female genital cutting/mutilation
Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS
Week 4: Reproductive Health and Rights
Early marriage and early childbirth
Reproductive health, sexuality, maternity contraception
Week 5: Violence in the Home and Community
Domestic violence, rape within the family and community, honor killing and dowry death
Week 6: Women in War and Refugee Situations
The nature of current wars, forced migration, rape as a weapon of war, natural disasters
Week 7: Women's Quest to Escape Poverty
Access to money and work; globalization and its effects on women’s work
Sex trafficking and sex work
Week 8: Aging and the End of Life
Aging, demography, social exclusion and loss, women as caregivers
Conclusion
Making a difference and choosing priorities
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