While political science scholarship on gender may often focus on disparities between men and women in terms of political participation, the way in which inequalities in other domains such as (a) criminal justice, (b) the private sector, (c) education, and (d) health intersect with politics is often overlooked. This course provides a survey of empirical social science research on gender over the past two decades primarily from the fields of development economics and political science. The course covers scholarship from a range of countries, including those in the Global South. Some of the topics that the course will explore include: how does the representation of women in political institutions affect development? Why do women remain underrepresented in and marginalized within political institutions? Are there any government policies that can facilitate women’s access to justice? What measures can be taken to reduce transphobia and homophobia? Importantly, this class will focus heavily not only on the substance (findings) of research papers, but also cover the methodologies that scholars utilized to arrive at their conclusions. The goal of the course is to introduce students to the exciting wave of cutting-edge scholarship being carried out in this domain, as well as provide an overview as to how research (primarily quantitative) is conducted on the intersection between politics, development, and gender.