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International Women's Health and Human Rights

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About International Women's Health and Human Rights

This course focuses on women’s health and human rights issues from infancy through old age, including information about positive interventions relating to those issues. Learners are encouraged to interact with each other through interactive discussions. It is important to us that this course be available to all learners. We encourage you to apply for Coursera's financial aid (see link to left) if the cost of the course certificate is difficult for you to afford. Please note that you may view all materials in this course, and participate in it, without purchasing a certificate. The course was co-created by Consulting Professor Anne Firth Murray and Kevin Hsu. Anne Firth Murray is the Content Director of the course; Kevin Hsu is the Design Director of the course.

What You Will Learn?

  • Introduction Women's Rights = Human Rights Education Childhood & Adolescence: Female Genital Mutilation Childhood & Adolescence: HIV/AIDS Reproductive Health Engage Your Community - Assignment #1 Violence Against Women in the Home and Community Women in War and Refugee Settings Women's Quest to Escape Poverty: Work & Economic Empowerment Women's Quest to Escape Poverty: Sex Work & Sex Trafficking Women, Aging, and End of Life Engage Your Community - Assignment #2 Choosing Priorities, Making a Difference.