
Inaugurate the Revolution
Graduate students and faculty gave speeches and workshops at the Inaugurate the Revolution event in January 2017.
The surge of interest in gender studies in recent years has led to new ways of thinking about the world. Courses in this dynamic emerging field provide you with the tools, vocabulary, and insights to effectively advocate for women and the disenfranchised. Our students bringing new critical perspectives to an examination of existing power relations. They promote conversation, action, and positive change.
Gender Studies made me a better activist and ally. Intersectionality is something that is heavily emphasized in every Gender Studies class, and Gender Studies is inherently interdisciplinary. My activist work almost automatically associated the importance of intersectionality with our events. Being a Gender Studies major gave me more substance and understanding to my activism, and it also showed me variety of ways in which anyone can be an activist.
Connie Lu, 2016 graduate; B.A. with Highest Distinction, Gender Studies (departmental honors); B.S. with Highest Distinction, Neuroscience; Minors, French, Psychology, and Chemistry
Graduate students and faculty gave speeches and workshops at the Inaugurate the Revolution event in January 2017.
In this first decade of marriage equality, we are recording stories of same-sex couples who have legally married in the U.S.
We are committed to strengthening our community and to revitalizing our political and economic systems—no matter who holds political office.