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.
International Women's Health and Human Rights
oferecido por
Universidade de Stanford
Informações sobre o curso
4.9
272 classificações
Habilidades que você terá
Health EducationReproductive HealthCommunity HealthSexually Transmitted Infections
Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
Semana
12 horas para concluir
Introduction
1 vídeo (total de (Total 12 mín.) min), 9 leituras, 1 teste
1 vídeos
9 leituras
Welcome!10min
Who we are10min
Our Textbook10min
Assignments10min
Complete a brief pre-course survey10min
What resources are available to you?10min
Visit internationalwomenshealth.org10min
Sharing your work10min
Create a local group10min
1 exercício prático
Complete the survey2min
5 horas para concluir
Women's Rights = Human Rights
Learning the basics of women's rights and human rights. Why do we use the lens of human rights to examine women's issues?
6 vídeos (total de (Total 66 mín.) min), 8 leituras, 3 testes
6 videos
Akila Radhakrishnan on Women & Human Rights18min
Helen Stacy on Women's Health, Human Rights, and International Law37min
Son Preference & Demography3min
Son Preference Conclusion28s
Week 1 Final Remarks25s
8 leituras
About this Module10min
Women's Health, Poverty and Rights [Textbook]10min
About Akila Radhakrishnan10min
About Helen Stacy10min
(optional) Additional Resources10min
WHO: Women and Health - Today's Evidence, Tomorrow's Agenda10min
[Optional] We Women Worry a Lot about our Husbands (Ghana)10min
A Deadly Preference10min
2 exercícios práticos
Check Your Learning: Women's Rights = Human Rights16min
Check Your Learning: A Deadly Preference4min
Semana
25 horas para concluir
Education
5 vídeos (total de (Total 62 mín.) min), 10 leituras, 2 testes
5 videos
Lynn Murphy on "Learning vs. Schooling"32min
Professor Wu Qing from China7min
Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg from Kenya18min
Week 2 Final Remarks29s
10 leituras
About this Module10min
Chapter 3. Childhood: the Hope of Education and the Persistence of Discrimination10min
(optional) Additional Resources10min
New Lessons: the Power of Educating Adolescent Girls10min
(optional) Additional Resources on Girls' Education10min
What Works in Girls’ Education10min
About Lynn Murphy10min
About Wu Qing10min
About Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg10min
(optional) Add to Your Portfolio10min
1 exercício prático
Check Your Learning: Education18min
Semana
35 horas para concluir
Childhood & Adolescence: Female Genital Mutilation
4 vídeos (total de (Total 36 mín.) min), 10 leituras, 3 testes
4 videos
UNICEF: Speaking out on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting3min
Isha Daramy on FGM in Sierra Leone23min
UNICEF: FGM in Côte d'Ivoire5min
10 leituras
Into a New World: Young Women's Sexual and Reproductive Lives10min
About this Module10min
A Violent Practice: Female Genital Mutilation [Textbook]10min
World Health Organization10min
UNICEF10min
(optional) UNICEF Data10min
Female Genital Mutilation: Guide to Laws and Policies10min
Introduction to FGM in Sierra Leone10min
[Optional] Cultural Perspective on FGM10min
(optional) Add to Your Portfolio10min
2 exercícios práticos
Check Your Learning: Female Genital Mutilation12min
Check-in on FGM2min
Semana
46 horas para concluir
Childhood & Adolescence: HIV/AIDS
8 vídeos (total de (Total 62 mín.) min), 11 leituras, 3 testes
8 videos
Dr. Gene Richardson on Gender & HIV/AIDS11min
Why South Africa?5min
What is 'structural violence'?4min
Changing Paradigms5min
About TeachAIDS1min
TeachAIDS India23min
Orphans in Africa5min
11 leituras
About this Module10min
Adolescence, Change & Vulnerability [Textbook]10min
Women, Poverty, and AIDS10min
Women Are Not Just Transmitters10min
About Dr. Gene Richardson (Stanford)10min
(optional) Additional Resources10min
About TeachAIDS10min
About G.R.A.C.E10min
(optional) Additional Resources10min
About this Quiz10min
(optional) Add to Your Portfolio10min
2 exercícios práticos
Check Your Learning: (Practice Quiz) HIV/AIDS20min
HIV/AIDS22min
33%
comecei uma nova carreira após concluir estes cursos
38%
consegui um benefício significativo de carreira com este curso
17%
recebi um aumento ou promoção
Melhores avaliações
This course is very complete, professors and collaborators can provide extremely important information to your learning regarding women Human Rights.\n\nI also appreciated all the resources available.
This course is amazingly designed to give you integrated knowledge on various factors that influence women's health and plus gives you idea about interventions you can apply to solve those problems.
Sobre Universidade de Stanford
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is an American private research university located in Stanford, California on an 8,180-acre (3,310 ha) campus near Palo Alto, California, United States.
Perguntas Frequentes – FAQ
Quando terei acesso às palestras e às tarefas?
Ao se inscrever para um Certificado, você terá acesso a todos os vídeos, testes e tarefas de programação (se aplicável). Tarefas avaliadas pelos colegas apenas podem ser enviadas e avaliadas após o início da sessão. Caso escolha explorar o curso sem adquiri-lo, talvez você não consiga acessar certas tarefas.
O que recebo ao adquirir o Certificado?
Quando você adquire o Certificado, ganha acesso a todo o material do curso, incluindo avaliações com nota atribuída. Após concluir o curso, seu Certificado eletrônico será adicionado à sua página de Participações e você poderá imprimi-lo ou adicioná-lo ao seu perfil no LinkedIn. Se quiser apenas ler e assistir o conteúdo do curso, você poderá frequentá-lo como ouvinte sem custo.
Qual é a política de reembolso?
Existe algum auxílio financeiro disponível?
UNIQUE TO THIS COURSE : Can I take this course for free?
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.
What basic principles form the foundation course?
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.
What do I need to take this course?
An interest in health and social justice. It will be useful to have an open mind, willingness to hear different points of view, and a commitment to positive social change.
Access to the Internet. A stable internet connection will also be useful, as much of the other content, including video interviews and lectures will be delivered online.
The course already started! Is it too late to join?
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.
Is there a textbook for the class?
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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