Achievement | Cooperation | Integrity | Justice
Through interdisciplinary course offerings, the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies department seeks to promote academic study and dialogue on a broad range of topics. A guiding premise of WGSS is that femininity, gender, and masculinity are cultural constructs of pervasive social importance that intersect with social categories such as ability, class, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, and sexual orientation. Scholars and students are expected to use their knowledge and analytical skills for the betterment of their communities.
Why WGSS?
WGSS will challenge your critical thinking and prepare you to be successful within your chosen career field.
Academics
Learn more about WGSS class offerings and requirements for our undergraduate and graduate concentrations.
Meet the Faculty
Meet the distinguished Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies faculty.
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Upcoming Events
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September 15, 2026 | 5:00pm
Z. Smith Reynolds LibraryThe Program in African American Studies will host a book talk and public conversation with Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall. Dr.Guy-Sheftall is a trailblazing Black feminist scholar, whose passion for the many communities she encompasses is evident in her work and friendships she has built over the last 55 …
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– Dr. Maya Angelou
WGSS News
- WGSS 2026 Award RecipientsThe Department in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality congratulates the 2026 WGSS Award Recipients. Jada Okereke ’26 and Neriah Olivier ’26, WGSS majors, were both recipients of the Anne Boyle Award […]
- Art, Activism, and Representation with Micah BazantWomen’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Jewish Studies invites you to join us February 3-10 for “Art, Activism, and Representation with Micah Bazant,” a pilot community-engaged artist-in-resident program, featuring the […]
- Voices in Equity Podcast Episode: “Black Women and Da Rona” featuring Dr. Julia Jordan-Zachery and Dr. Shamara AlhassanWomen’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies department chair, Dr. Julia Jordan-Zachery, was featured on Voices in Equity, a podcast from The Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University, […]