BA Women and Gender Studies

As an interdisciplinary field of study, WGS scholarship puts gender - what it means to be masculine or feminine - at the center of analysis. We ask such questions as: How does one's gender influence participation in the family, economy, politics, and the arts How do language, ideology, and visual representation convey meanings about women's and men's status in society How has that status changed historically How does the experience of gender vary according to one's race, class, nationality, religion, and sexual identity Through our interdisciplinary orientation linking the humanities, arts, social sciences, and education, WGS enables and inspires women and men to work together to promote social justice.