Teaching a course about third world women draws attention to the inequitable position, the problems, and the potential of women around the world. A rationale, outline, and resource list for such a course are provided. (SR)

Describes the geography component of a women's studies interdisciplinary program at Salem State College in Massachusetts. (AV)

Relates the author's experience in trying to involve college students in geographic research on women and to suggest ways of making the experience more meaningful to the students. The course focused on the changing role of women, especially suburban women, in contemporary American society. (Author/AV)

Outlines development and structure of a one-year college geography course focusing on women's role in geography. Content includes the division of labor by sex; demography of women; geographic perspective on women's role through the history of Western civilization; how women's role changes the face of the earth; women, politics, and environment;…

Describes development and content of a college research seminar about women and geography. Content included female spatial behavior, distributions of phenomena of special concern to women, women's modifications and perceptions of the landscape, and comparison of historical and contemporary roles of men and women. (AV)

Speculates on the role of geography education and its relationship to the women's movement. Describes innovative classroom strategies to generate more meaningful involvement by women students and to stimulate graduate students to develop research topics on the subject of women. (Author)