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Gender Studies Program

Why Gender Studies?

You like

Interacting with people, questioning social norms, understanding the roots & challenges of injustice

 

You'll learn

About gender as diversity, relationships between politics & personal lives, ways to contribute daily to a more just world

You can be

A person who uses personal and academic knowledge to improve lives of communities, in professions from education to law & healthcare 

 

 

How & Why of Gender Studies

Why Gender Studies?
Gender is a fundamental organizing principle of human lives throughout the world, reflecting ideas about belonging, community & identity
Gender Studies BA
Interdisciplinary journey studying how gender norms & expectations shape our lives & why rigid ideas about gender have been oppressive & related to other forms of injustice
Gender Studies Minor
Every field of knowledge includes gender perspectives!
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Resources

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Faculty & Staff
LGBTQ+ Resource Center
The LGBTQ+ Resource Center is a student-centered campus resource fostering an inclusive & safe environment for students across the spectrum of sexual orientations & gender identities
Award for Student Work on Gender & Sexuality
Gender Studies Program awards student work on gender and sexuality at the end of each academic year.
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Student Resources & Opportunities

Contact Us

Email

ojokic@jjay.cuny.edu

 

Call

212.237.8566

Visit

7.63.12 New Building