Spring 2027

Women and Politics

Women and Politics examines changing political roles, status, attitudes, and behaviors of women in contemporary society and the political implications of changing female/male relationships.

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Summary

1 / 6

Past student reviews · Aili Tripp

The course involved using textbooks, and the reviewer rated the difficulty as moderate.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Introduce students to concepts of sex, gender and sexuality and how they have been fundamental to the shape and function of political institutions, laws, and policies.

  • Understand how women have participated in politics despite severe legal and political restrictions.

  • Understand how social policies and institutional rules inhibit women’s influence and participation.

  • Explore how the media cover female candidates.

  • Examine what barriers inhibit female candidates from running for office.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
GEN&WS/POLISCI 469

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

AILI MARI TRIPP is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Aili Tripp

One student described Prof. Tripp’s lectures as bursting with knowledge and noted that syllabus changes were well-communicated.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2018: 3.72 GPA, 91.3% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Fall 2019: 3.56 GPA, 84.5% A/AB (n=58 letter grades); Fall 2021: 3.61 GPA, 88.6% A/AB (n=35 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Aili Tripp

The course involved using textbooks, and the reviewer rated the difficulty as moderate.

Past student reviews · Aili Tripp

The student found the class enjoyable, highlighting the instructor’s education, experience, and connections despite disagreement with other reviews.

Topics

  • Political roles, status, attitudes, and behaviors of women in contemporary society.
  • Political implications of changing female/male relationships.
  • Concepts of sex, gender, and sexuality in relation to political institutions, laws, and policies.
  • Media coverage of female candidates.
  • Barriers inhibiting female candidates from running for office.

Skills

  • Understanding concepts of sex, gender, and sexuality as fundamental to political institutions, laws, and policies.
  • Analyzing women's participation in politics under legal and political restrictions.
  • Evaluating how social policies and institutional rules inhibit women's influence and participation.
  • Exploring media coverage of female candidates.
  • Examining barriers that inhibit female candidates from running for office.

Grades

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About this comparison

1154 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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