Overview
A multifaceted approach to understanding leadership as it relates to women, with attention to the experiences, challenges, and opportunities they may encounter. The course explores theories of women’s leadership, perceived leadership styles, and the expectations and assumptions that shape how women lead and are led. Multiple perspectives on women’s leadership will be highlighted through lectures, readings, videos, guest speakers, and group work.
3 credits, sophomore classification required.
Meets U.S. Cultures and Communities requirement.
Cross-listed with Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) 3330.
Course objectives
- Introduce students to the status of women leaders past and present
- Discuss and analyze challenges and barriers to women’s leadership
- Explore similarities and differences between women’s and men’s leadership styles
- Discuss strategies for bettering women’s leadership opportunities and abilities
Catalog description
An intersectional approach to understanding gender and leadership as it relates to women from various races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations and abilities. Theories of women’s leadership, barriers and opportunities, gendered leadership styles, and the perceptions and expectations about women’s leadership. Multiple perspectives of women’s leadership will be highlighted through lectures, readings, videos, guest speakers and group work.