Women’s and Gender Studies Programs (BA)

Director
Hijin Park

Professor Emeritus
Ana Isla

Professor
Andrea Doucet

Associate Professor
Robyn Bourgeois
Margot Francis
Trent Newmeyer

Assistant Professor
Charlotte Henay

Lecturer
Lyn Trudeau

Adjunct Professor
Wendee Kubik

Participating Faculty
Athena Colman (Philosophy), Michele Donnelly (Sport Management), Susan Spearey (English Language and Literature), Leanne Taylor (Education)

Co-operating Centres and Departments:
Applied Linguistics, Canadian Studies, Child and Youth Studies, Classics, Communication, Popular Culture and Film, Dramatic Arts, Educational Studies, English Language and Literature, Geography and Tourism Studies, Health Sciences, History, Kinesiology, Labour Studies, Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Nursing, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Recreation and Leisure Studies, Sociology, Sport Management, Tecumseh Centre for Aboriginal Research, Visual Arts

General Information

Administrative Assistant
Elizabeth Wasylowich

905-688-5550, extension 4330
Mackenzie Chown D 411

Academic Advisor
Tayler Shannon
tshannon@brocku.ca

Women’s and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary field of study distinguished by its focus on the experiences of a range of different women, - past and present - and analyses of gender. Women’s and Gender Studies courses invite both male and female students to explore the interplay of gender and power, with careful attention to the intersections of race, class, sexuality, colonialism and imperialism.

Women’s and Gender Studies students engage with women’s texts and cultural artifacts, examine national and international gender politics and activism, experience innovative teaching, and develop skills in feminist theory and research methods. Students of Women’s and Gender Studies are well equipped to bring a critical analysis to a range of careers including those in education, business and management, law, health, government and social services.

The Women’s and Gender Studies program aims to provide a supportive and intellectually challenging environment to women in the university and it maintains active links to women’s organizations in the community. The Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies is dedicated to the memory of the fourteen women students whose deaths in 1989 at the École Polytechnique dramatized the need for a greater understanding of systemic and structural violence against women both locally and globally.

Program Notes

1. With the permission of the Director of Women’s and Gender Studies, relevant courses in related disciplines numbered 3(alpha)90 or above may be considered for WGST credits.
2. Relevant courses from other departments may be given a Women’s and Gender Studies credit. A course outline must be approved by the Director.
3. SOCI 1P90  and SOCI 1P91  (1F90) is recommended in year 1.
4. BIOL 1F25, BIOL 1P23  and BIOL 1P24 , BIOL 1P27  and BIOL 1P28  or SCIE 1P50  and SCIE 1P51  are recommended.
5. In 20 credit Honours degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least three credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.
   
   In this 20 credit with Major degree program a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least four credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least two credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.
   
   In some circumstances, in order to meet university degree and program requirements, more than 15 or 20 credits may be taken.