POLS 340 - Women in Politics

    Recent Professors
    Diane M. Yapundich
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Fall 2025 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4H · CSU GE Area D4 · CSU GE Area D8
    Description
    In this course, students will learn about current problems affecting women's political participation, particularly running for office, in the United States. Students will analyze the role and impact of cultural attitudes and traditions, self-perceptions, and political groups affecting women's political participation in America. Students will also critique current studies of eligible women candidates and the decision to run for office, including political ambition, familial issues, political recruitment, perceptions of the electoral environment and campaign process, and gender gap to determine future goals of improving women's representation in electoral politics.