George Washington U. offers new ‘Gender in International Affairs’ concentration

George Washington U. offers new ‘Gender in International Affairs’ concentration

• The George Washington University Elliot School of International Affairs now offers a concentration in gender, the result of a months-long advocacy by students and faculty alike.
• ...Courses are taught via a “feminist, intersectional lens.”
• Graham, whose PhD dissertation examined “gender discourses within the Irish Defence Forces that create and reinforce power hierarchies between women and men,” said the concentration uses “feminist international relations theory and gender analysis as critical tools” in dealing with topics like globalization and international development...