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Female Biology. Professor: Jennifer Dever. Class Introduction. Course Information Why Female Biology? What do you think?. I. Course Information. http://www.usfca.edu/fac-staff/dever/femalebio.htm. II. Why Female Biology?.
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Female Biology Professor: Jennifer Dever
Class Introduction • Course Information • Why Female Biology? • What do you think?
I. Course Information • http://www.usfca.edu/fac-staff/dever/femalebio.htm
II. Why Female Biology? • Historical social & political constraints have limited access to the knowledge of the female body • Re-defining women’s roles, the feminist perspective • Closing the gender gap • http://www.fda.gov/womens/default.htm • Understanding evolution and biological processes more completely • Females and males ARE different…
II. Your Thoughts • What areas of science could benefit from gender-based research? • What are some gender inequities that are present throughout the world? • What health concerns do you (or someone you know) have that your grandmother did not & vice versa? • What are the most pressing issues for women today? (locally & globally) • What topics do you think should be covered in a female biology course?