Women’s and gender studies examines how gender shapes identity, culture, health, justice and daily life. Our courses encourage you to connect classroom learning with real-world challenges and prepare you for careers where cultural understanding and social analysis matter. WGST adds value to any discipline, whether anthropology, English, philosophy, psychology, religious studies or public health.
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Academics
Our program will help you gain a deeper understanding of the world around you by examining power, privilege and oppression.
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Research
We investigate questions of gender and justice through projects that bridge scholarship and activism.
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Beyond the Classroom
Expand your studies through internships, community programs or study abroad opportunities.
Women’s and Gender Studies is so much more than a major to me — it offers irreplaceable insight and knowledge regarding what it means to be a woman and how women have defined history as we know it.
News
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2025 Adrenée Glover Freeman Lecture
On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies welcomed Dr. Shannon C. Eaves for this year’s Adrenée Glover Freeman Lecture.
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WGST Presents: Novel Nook
Novel Nook: Book Hangouts began as a simple idea: to build a space for honest, thoughtful engagement around books and community. Hosted monthly, the group brings together USC students, faculty and staff and community members from across Columbia.
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Study WGST Abroad: 2025 Ireland Maymester Program
Be a part of WGST 398: Gender, Culture, and Mythology in Ireland in May 2026! This program is open to all undergraduate students in the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences.
