Program in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Katie Blevins (katieblevins@uidaho.edu) and Alexandra Teague (ateague@uidaho.edu), Program Co-Directors
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to the study of topics concerning gender and sexuality, feminist theory and research, social history, public health, and participation in the arts and popular culture. The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minor offers an interdisciplinary program that allows students to develop critical thinking skills in relation to the scholarly pursuit of knowledge about the history of feminism, and the social construction of cultural variables, such as gender, sexual identity, age, and race and ethnicity. Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies attract students of all sexes because it endeavors to expose unexamined attitudes about cultural factors including gender, race and ethnicity, class, age, diverse abilities, sexual identity, and beyond. The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minor is an asset in the job market for everyone in both the public and private sectors.