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There are 14 modules in this course

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's included

1 video9 readings1 assignment

1 videoTotal 12 minutes
  • Welcome to the Course12 minutes
9 readingsTotal 90 minutes
  • Welcome!10 minutes
  • Who we are10 minutes
  • Our Textbook10 minutes
  • Assignments10 minutes
  • Complete a brief pre-course survey10 minutes
  • What resources are available to you?10 minutes
  • Visit internationalwomenshealth.org10 minutes
  • Sharing your work10 minutes
  • Create a local group10 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes
  • Complete the survey30 minutes

Learning the basics of women's rights and human rights. Why do we use the lens of human rights to examine women's issues?

What's included

6 videos8 readings2 assignments1 peer review3 discussion prompts

6 videosTotal 66 minutes
  • Why do we take a human rights lens?5 minutes
  • Akila Radhakrishnan on Women & Human Rights19 minutes
  • Helen Stacy on Women's Health, Human Rights, and International Law38 minutes
  • Son Preference & Demography4 minutes
  • Son Preference Conclusion0 minutes
  • Week 1 Final Remarks0 minutes
8 readingsTotal 80 minutes
  • About this Module10 minutes
  • Women's Health, Poverty and Rights [Textbook]10 minutes
  • About Akila Radhakrishnan10 minutes
  • About Helen Stacy10 minutes
  • (optional) Additional Resources10 minutes
  • WHO: Women and Health - Today's Evidence, Tomorrow's Agenda10 minutes
  • [Optional] We Women Worry a Lot about our Husbands (Ghana)10 minutes
  • A Deadly Preference10 minutes
2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes
  • Check Your Learning: Women's Rights = Human Rights30 minutes
  • Check Your Learning: A Deadly Preference30 minutes
1 peer reviewTotal 60 minutes
  • Thought Question on Women's Rights and Human Rights60 minutes
3 discussion promptsTotal 30 minutes
  • What are my initial thoughts on these topics?10 minutes
  • CEDAW in your Country10 minutes
  • Reflect and Respond10 minutes

What's included

5 videos10 readings1 assignment1 peer review

5 videosTotal 62 minutes
  • Introduction to Education3 minutes
  • Lynn Murphy on "Learning vs. Schooling"33 minutes
  • Professor Wu Qing from China8 minutes
  • Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg from Kenya18 minutes
  • Week 2 Final Remarks0 minutes
10 readingsTotal 100 minutes
  • About this Module10 minutes
  • Chapter 3. Childhood: the Hope of Education and the Persistence of Discrimination10 minutes
  • (optional) Additional Resources10 minutes
  • New Lessons: the Power of Educating Adolescent Girls10 minutes
  • (optional) Additional Resources on Girls' Education10 minutes
  • What Works in Girls’ Education10 minutes
  • About Lynn Murphy10 minutes
  • About Wu Qing10 minutes
  • About Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg10 minutes
  • (optional) Add to Your Portfolio10 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes
  • Check Your Learning: Education30 minutes
1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes
  • Thought Question: Education120 minutes

What's included

4 videos10 readings2 assignments1 peer review

4 videosTotal 36 minutes
  • Female Genital Mutilation4 minutes
  • UNICEF: Speaking out on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting3 minutes
  • Isha Daramy on FGM in Sierra Leone23 minutes
  • UNICEF: FGM in Côte d'Ivoire5 minutes
10 readingsTotal 100 minutes
  • Into a New World: Young Women's Sexual and Reproductive Lives10 minutes
  • About this Module10 minutes
  • A Violent Practice: Female Genital Mutilation [Textbook]10 minutes
  • World Health Organization10 minutes
  • UNICEF10 minutes
  • (optional) UNICEF Data10 minutes
  • Female Genital Mutilation: Guide to Laws and Policies10 minutes
  • Introduction to FGM in Sierra Leone10 minutes
  • [Optional] Cultural Perspective on FGM10 minutes
  • (optional) Add to Your Portfolio10 minutes
2 assignmentsTotal 32 minutes
  • Check Your Learning: Female Genital Mutilation30 minutes
  • Check-in on FGM2 minutes
1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes
  • Thought Question on Female Genital Mutilation120 minutes

What's included

8 videos11 readings2 assignments1 peer review

8 videosTotal 62 minutes
  • Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS5 minutes
  • Dr. Gene Richardson on Gender & HIV/AIDS12 minutes
  • Why South Africa?5 minutes
  • What is 'structural violence'?4 minutes
  • Changing Paradigms5 minutes
  • About TeachAIDS2 minutes
  • TeachAIDS India23 minutes
  • Orphans in Africa6 minutes
11 readingsTotal 110 minutes
  • About this Module10 minutes
  • Adolescence, Change & Vulnerability [Textbook]10 minutes
  • Women, Poverty, and AIDS10 minutes
  • Women Are Not Just Transmitters10 minutes
  • About Dr. Gene Richardson (Stanford)10 minutes
  • (optional) Additional Resources10 minutes
  • About TeachAIDS10 minutes
  • About G.R.A.C.E10 minutes
  • (optional) Additional Resources10 minutes
  • About this Quiz10 minutes
  • (optional) Add to Your Portfolio10 minutes
2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes
  • HIV/AIDS30 minutes
  • Check Your Learning: (Practice Quiz) HIV/AIDS30 minutes
1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes
  • Thought Question: Structural Violence, HIV/AIDS120 minutes

What's included

6 videos16 readings1 assignment1 peer review3 discussion prompts

6 videosTotal 56 minutes
  • Introduction to Reproductive Health4 minutes
  • Dr. Caitilin Gerdts on Reproductive Health3 minutes
  • Unwanted Pregnancy, Contraception, and Abortion26 minutes
  • Safe abortion in Nepal - a success story8 minutes
  • Why Did Mrs. X Die?, Retold15 minutes
  • Final Remarks on Sexual Health1 minute
16 readingsTotal 160 minutes
  • About this Module10 minutes
  • Why Child Marriage Persists10 minutes
  • Adolescent Pregnancy and Its Outcomes Across Countries10 minutes
  • About Dr. Caitlin Gerdts (UCSF)10 minutes
  • The Maternity Death Road: Reproductive and Sexual Health [Textbook]10 minutes
  • Spiraling Discourses of Reproductive and Sexual Rights10 minutes
  • Activism for Sexual and Reproductive Rights10 minutes
  • Advancing women's reproductive and sexual health rights: Using the International Human Rights system10 minutes
  • (optional) Additional Resources10 minutes
  • About Ipas10 minutes
  • Outcomes in Nepal10 minutes
  • READINGS ON CERVICAL CANCER & HPV10 minutes
  • Lesbians, Health and Human Rights10 minutes
  • The Maternity Death Road10 minutes
  • (optional) "Birth of a Surgeon" documentary film (Mozambique)10 minutes
  • (optional) Add to Your Portfolio10 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes
  • Check Your Learning: Reproductive Health30 minutes
1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes
  • Thought Question: Reproductive Health120 minutes
3 discussion promptsTotal 30 minutes
  • Responsibility for Pregnancy10 minutes
  • Reflect & Respond10 minutes
  • Reflect & Respond10 minutes

One of two special assignments that will take you out to interact with members of your community

What's included

2 readings1 peer review

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes
  • Engage Your Community - Assignment #110 minutes
  • (optional) Add to Your Portfolio10 minutes
1 peer reviewTotal 60 minutes
  • Engage Your Community #160 minutes

What's included

3 videos16 readings1 assignment1 peer review1 discussion prompt

3 videosTotal 62 minutes
  • Violence Against Women5 minutes
  • Jacqueline Pitanguy on Violence Against Women16 minutes
  • From Fear to Freedom41 minutes
16 readingsTotal 160 minutes
  • About this Module10 minutes
  • "Violence against Women: Abuse or Terrorism?" [Textbook]10 minutes
  • WHO: Intimate partner and sexual violence against women10 minutes
  • (optional) Additional Resources10 minutes
  • About Jacqueline Pitanguy (Brazil)10 minutes
  • WHO: Going in Depth10 minutes
  • (Optional) Reflections on Violence, Subordination & Sexual Control (India)10 minutes
  • About the Film10 minutes
  • (Optional) Survey10 minutes
  • About the Women's Learning Partnership10 minutes
  • Impacts on Empowerment (Mexico)10 minutes
  • An Obstacle to Development (Global)10 minutes
  • WHO: Primary prevention strategies10 minutes
  • Ending Violence Against Women10 minutes
  • Conclusion10 minutes
  • (optional) Add to Your Portfolio10 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes
  • Check Your Learning: Violence Against Women30 minutes
1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes
  • Thought Question: Violence Against Women in the Home & Community120 minutes
1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes
  • Reflect & Respond10 minutes

What's included

6 videos15 readings2 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

6 videosTotal 78 minutes
  • War & Refugee Settings6 minutes
  • LGBTI Refugees17 minutes
  • LGBIT Refugees (bonus)19 minutes
  • Zainab Bangura27 minutes
  • Marjan Sax on Refugees in Europe9 minutes
  • Final Remarks on Women in War and Refugee Settings1 minute
15 readingsTotal 150 minutes
  • About this Module10 minutes
  • Women Caught in Conflict and Refugee Situations [Textbook]10 minutes
  • Defining "What is a refugee?"10 minutes
  • Female refugees10 minutes
  • (optional) Additional Resources on "Rape as a Weapon of War"10 minutes
  • About Tiela Chalmers10 minutes
  • War and the Health of Women10 minutes
  • Forced Evictions in Situations of Armed Conflict (Middle East)10 minutes
  • Women, Violence and War (Balkans)10 minutes
  • About UN Special Representative Zainab Bangura10 minutes
  • (optional) Additional Resources10 minutes
  • About Marjan Sax10 minutes
  • About the Series "Women, War, and Peace" (2011)10 minutes
  • (optional) Film: "Pray the Devil Back to Hell"10 minutes
  • (optional) Add to Your Portfolio10 minutes
2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes
  • Check Your Learning: Women in War and Refugee Settings30 minutes
  • Optional Reading Quiz30 minutes
1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes
  • Thought Question: Women in War & Refugee Settings120 minutes
1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes
  • Reflect & Respond10 minutes

What's included

4 videos10 readings1 assignment1 peer review2 discussion prompts

4 videosTotal 20 minutes
  • Women in Poverty4 minutes
  • Violeta Krasnic on Women and Work12 minutes
  • The Global Gender Gap2 minutes
  • Violeta's Comments on the Video2 minutes
10 readingsTotal 100 minutes
  • About this Module10 minutes
  • Laboring in a Globalized World10 minutes
  • UN WOMEN: Facts & Figures on Economic Empowerment10 minutes
  • (optional) Additional Resources10 minutes
  • About Violeta Krasnic10 minutes
  • The Global Gender Gap10 minutes
  • UN WOMEN: Decent Work and Women's Economic Empowerment10 minutes
  • UNDP: "Valuing Women's Work"10 minutes
  • UN Special Rapporteur: Unpaid Care Work and Women's Human Rights10 minutes
  • (optional) Add to Your Portfolio10 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 12 minutes
  • Check Your Learning: Women's Work and Economic Empowerment12 minutes
1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes
  • Thought Question: Women's Quest to Escape Poverty - Work & Economic Empowerment120 minutes
2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes
  • Reflect & Respond10 minutes
  • Policy Frameworks for Gender Equality10 minutes

What's included

3 videos7 readings4 assignments1 peer review

3 videosTotal 33 minutes
  • Introduction to Sex Work and Sex Trafficking3 minutes
  • Katherine Jolluck on Human Trafficking28 minutes
  • Voluntary & Involuntary Sex Work2 minutes
7 readingsTotal 70 minutes
  • About this Module10 minutes
  • Sex Work and Sex Trafficking10 minutes
  • About Katherine Jolluck10 minutes
  • Trading women into sex and slavery10 minutes
  • International Trafficking in Women in the United States10 minutes
  • Women in the Sex Trade in Calcutta (India)10 minutes
  • (optional) Add to Your Portfolio10 minutes
4 assignmentsTotal 120 minutes
  • Trading women into sex and slavery30 minutes
  • International Trafficking in Women in the United States30 minutes
  • Women in the Sex Trade in Calcutta (India)30 minutes
  • Check Your Learning: Sex Work and Sex Trafficking30 minutes
1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes
  • Thought Question: Women's Quest to Escape Poverty - Sex Work & Sex Trafficking120 minutes

What's included

3 videos10 readings3 assignments1 peer review

3 videosTotal 44 minutes
  • Introduction to Women Aging5 minutes
  • Dr. Carol Hutner Winograd on Aging and Demographic Change37 minutes
  • Final Remarks1 minute
10 readingsTotal 100 minutes
  • About this Module10 minutes
  • Aging in a Man's World [Textbook]10 minutes
  • UN WOMEN: Between Gender & Aging10 minutes
  • About Dr. Carol Hutner Winograd (Stanford)10 minutes
  • (optional) Additional Resources10 minutes
  • Aging in a Gendered World & Special Problems in Developing Countries10 minutes
  • Who Cares for the Caregivers?10 minutes
  • Dying and Death10 minutes
  • Grandmother Power10 minutes
  • (optional) Add to Your Portfolio10 minutes
3 assignmentsTotal 62 minutes
  • Aging in a Gendered World & Special Problems in Developing Countries2 minutes
  • Who cares for the caregivers?30 minutes
  • Check Your Learning: Women, Aging and End of Life30 minutes
1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes
  • Thought Question: Women, Aging and End of Life120 minutes

Second of two special assignments where you engage with members of your community

What's included

2 readings1 peer review

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes
  • Engage Your Community - Assignment #210 minutes
  • (optional) Add to Your Portfolio10 minutes
1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes
  • Engage Your Community - Assignment #2120 minutes

What's included

5 videos11 readings1 assignment1 peer review

5 videosTotal 59 minutes
  • Women's Rights - Looking Back, Looking Ahead2 minutes
  • Dr. Iman Bibars (Egypt)12 minutes
  • Ana María Enríquez (Colombia)13 minutes
  • Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro (Kenya)16 minutes
  • Anne Firth Murray (New Zealand)17 minutes
11 readingsTotal 110 minutes
  • About this Module10 minutes
  • About Dr. Iman Bibars (Egypt)10 minutes
  • Turning the World Right-side Up [Textbook]10 minutes
  • About Ana María Enríquez (Colombia)10 minutes
  • How to Proceed from Concept to Action10 minutes
  • About Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro (Kenya)10 minutes
  • Women's Political Action (India)10 minutes
  • About Anne Firth Murray10 minutes
  • (optional) Add to Your Portfolio10 minutes
  • Post-Course Survey10 minutes
  • Our alumni community: internationalwomenshealth.org10 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes
  • Check Your Learning: Choosing Priorities, Making a Difference30 minutes
1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes
  • Thought Question: Choosing Priorities, Making a Difference120 minutes

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Yes, this course is open and fully available for free. In addition, learners will have the option to register for a Coursera certificate for purchase, or through financial aid.

Because we believe that what we do is important but that the way we do it is more important, we attempt to teach and learn according to a set of principles that will guide the content and processes of the course. These are: compassion, mutual learning, respect, transparency, trust, and truth.

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No, you don't have to worry. Because it is an online class, you can comfortably jump into this course at any time. You get to review the material and watch video lectures and interviews on your own time! However, you'll want to get up to speed so you can interact with the other students in this international online community.

The primary text for the class is a book on international health and human rights of women, From Outrage to Courage: The Unjust and Unhealthy Situation of Women in Poorer Countries and What They Are Doing About It (Second Edition) by Anne Firth Murray. If you are interested in having a copy of the book, you can obtain one from Amazon.com. We will also make individual chapters available online during the course.

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