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The Women's Studies program is an interdisciplinary program providing courses and a
minor and a concentration
in 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,
Women's Studies focuses on the position of women and, thus, causes us to rethink
history and culture.
The academic discipline of Women Studies continues to transform scholarship and basic assumptions in all areas of the humanities, social sciences, and the professions.
News and Events
The 19th Annual Elizabeth Cady Stanton Conference
took
place on Thursday, April 3, in the Connelly Center.
It featured a number of panels where both undergraduate and graduate students presented their work, as well
as a keynote address by Susan Aberth
of Bard College:
"Frida Kahlo:
Mexican Hydra."
The 20th Annual Elizabeth Cady Stanton Conference,
in spring 2009, will culminate in a keynote
address by Linda Greenhouse, the Supreme Court reporter for the New York
Times.
Visit our News section often to keep up-to-date on all of the exciting things happening in the Women's Studies
program.
Contact
womensstudies@villanova.edu or 610-519-6302 for information about
all Women’s Studies events.
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What is 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 Women's Studies to their college
experience.
 The
Women's Studies program is a Safe Zone Program.
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