What is the Women and Gender Studies Minor?
The Women and Gender Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary minor that enriches our understanding of women’s contributions to the shaping of society. The minor offers students the opportunity to develop a scholarly understanding of gender and its role in human life and an enhanced ability to function as responsible, engaged persons. The minor is designed for students planning careers in business, law, politics, international relations, science, health professions, social and community service, and education. The goal of the minor is to explore the complexities of the relationship between gender and power. By viewing the topic from a variety of perspectives – social, artistic, historical, scientific – students will begin to grasp the ways in which gender is constructed. We investigate how gender has affected the lives of men and women all over the world and throughout human history.
