Women’s and gender studies examines how gender shapes identity, culture, health, justice and daily life. Our courses encourage you to connect classroom learning with real-world challenges and prepare you for careers where cultural understanding and social analysis matter. WGST adds value to any discipline, whether anthropology, English, philosophy, psychology, religious studies or public health.
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Academics
Our program will help you gain a deeper understanding of the world around you by examining power, privilege and oppression.
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Research
We investigate questions of gender and justice through projects that bridge scholarship and activism.
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Beyond the Classroom
Expand your studies through internships, community programs or study abroad opportunities.
Women’s and Gender Studies is so much more than a major to me — it offers irreplaceable insight and knowledge regarding what it means to be a woman and how women have defined history as we know it.
News
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2026 Freeman Lecture with Dr. Leigh Raiford
Join us on Tuesday, October 20th at 6 PM for the 2026 Adrenée Glover Freeman Lecture, "Making Home in the World: Kathleen Neal Cleaver's Photographic Archives" with Dr. Leigh Raiford.
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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Min Ji Kang
Learn more about new WGST faculty member Dr. Min Ji Kang's education and research background, fields of interest, and where she hopes to take her research and teaching in the future.
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Careers in WGST: Life of a Recent Alumnus
Student Emma Galluccio discusses a degree in WGST and what it can do for you in a career after college.
