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The Gender and Women's Studies program is an interdisciplinary program providing courses and a
minor and a concentration
in Gender and Women's Studies. It is open to students in all degree programs.
Identifying gender as fundamental to the way that men and women understand
themselves, Gender and Women's Studies causes us to rethink
history and culture.
The academic discipline of Gender and Women's Studies continues to transform scholarship and basic assumptions in all areas of the humanities, social sciences, and the professions.
News and Events
Our new name! We are happy
to announce that our program's new name is
Gender and Women's Studies. Join our Facebook group page and read this article to find out more.
Visit this News section often to keep up-to-date on all of the
exciting things happening in our program.
The 20th Annual Elizabeth Cady
Stanton Conference, held on March 19, 2009, culminated in a
keynote address by Linda Greenhouse,
the Supreme Court reporter for The New York Times and Knight Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence and Joseph Goldstein Senior Fellow at Yale Law School.
Contact gws@villanova.edu or 610-519-4640 for information about
all Gender and Women's Studies events.
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What is Gender and Women's Studies all about?
- Preparing women and men to think critically about gendered stereotypes.
- Involving students in the dynamic process of integrating the quest for
knowledge with their own personal experiences.
- Empowering students by giving them a voice and sense of identity to work
for change.
- Helping students to develop the skills needed to reason and argue
competently.
- Creating awareness of current and historical role models that can
empower men and women to promote gender equality.
Students' testimonials
Click here to read students'
testimonials about the importance of Gender and Women's Studies to their college
experience.
 GWS
is proud to participate in the Safe Zone Program.
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