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The students know the central concepts and topics of gender studies in political science. They have a multidimensional understanding of the connection between gender and politics and the importance of gender for the analysis of political processes. They are thus able to conduct empirical analyses of political processes and policy fields from a gender perspective.

The idea of equal rights and obligations for men and women becomes increasingly self-evident for us. The shift from shared to joint responsibility for all family, social and political matters is so profound that nearly everything is affected by it. It was only about fifty years ago that the discussion about women in political representation arose in this context. We therefore see very different situations in countries worldwide. Until today the increase of the share of women in political offices is an ongoing process that has not yet been completed. More than that we see stagnation in some areas of political representation.

Based on recent empirical studies we discuss the factors influencing the political representation of women and look at the effect of women in political offices.

lecture, discussion, group work, presentation

written assignment

will be announced at the beginning of the seminar

successful completion of compulsory modules 1 to 3