Opened in 1974, WGS at UWM is one of the oldest Women’s and Gender Studies programs in the U.S. Our interdisciplinary programs and the wide-raging expertise of our faculty guide you on an exciting journey through which you gain knowledge and skills critical for every kind of work and success in civic and professional life.
We are a tight knit community of faculty, staff and students who all share common goals to advance knowledge about women and gender-related issues through research to work within our broader communities on issues of importance to women.
Women’s & Gender Studies offers a wide range of core courses taught by our own WGS faculty and academic staff and cross-listed and elective courses drawn from different departments on campus. We count over 100 affiliated faculty and staff members across campus who teach courses for our program and support our mission.
Why Women’s & Gender Studies?
- helps you to identify and assess gender-based assumptions and biases and to recognize their social, cultural and individual consequences;
- teaches you to analyze and integrate perspectives and bodies of knowledge across disciplines, and develop your critical thinking skills in ways that will complement and enhance your training in any other field;
- prepares you for graduate study or for careers in non-profit organizations, businesses, the creative arts, education, government and public policy, journalism, law, social work, and more;
- empowers you to participate in public debate and act for social change.