Women/Gender and Environment
NRE 477 / Environ 477 / CAAS 477
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Junior, Senior, or Graduate Standing.

This course explores issues related to gender, race, class and environmental inequality. It looks at the historical role of women in the environment in the U.S., explores the development of environmental ideologies, and looks at the relationship between women, environment and social justice. It examines environmental sub-movements like ecofeminism and environmental justice. The course also examines gender and inequality in the international context. In particular, it focuses on women and development issues.