This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to Gender and Women's studies. This course helps students learn the appropriate tools of analysis and scholarship, address gender issues in education and the workforce, and women's role in the formation and transformation of family structures. Students also focus on the intersections of race/ethnicity and gender in the shaping of these and other institutions over time. This course is useful for students considering careers in business, the social sciences, teaching, counseling, and nursing and for students interested in further studies in Gender and Women's Studies.