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POLI 535 - Gender in Public and Nonprofit Administration

(3 credits)
This course is designed to investigate the historical evolution of gender in the public and nonprofit sectors from its foundations through the contemporary issues relevant to practitioners and students of public administration and public policy. After taking this course, students should have a better understanding of how gender dynamics permeate multiple aspects of public and nonprofit administration and what ramifications these dynamics have for both women and men involved in these fields. It will explore a variety of topics including: the theoretical foundations of gender in public administration; gender and bureaucratic decision making; gender and human capital development in public administration; gender related policies and practices in public administration; gendered images in public administration; gender differences in creating and implementing public policy; and gender and leadership in nonprofit organizations. Typically offered alternate years.