Comparative Women's Rights

Through a comparative lens, and using the United States experience as a reference point, this course will explore specific legal issues of concern to women worldwide and the concomitant social and cultural factors that affect policy making.

It will also address gender-related human rights issues and the role of international law. Topics will include:

• Marriage and family law, traditions, and rituals
• Work and education
• Health care and reproduction
• War and peace
• Violence against women, including:
  • Sexual harassment
  • Prostitution
  • Pornography
  • Rape
  • Intimate partner abuse