Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Home

The academic discipline of Women's Studies began in the 1970s, and it examines women’s lives locally and globally, focusing on how gender intersects with other forms of difference including race, disability, ethnicity, class, age, and sexual orientation.  At BGSU, our program is called Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies.  We are part of the new School of Cultural and Critical Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences.  However, our faculty can be found in all Colleges of the University.  This faculty educates over a thousand students every year in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies classes.

We offer both an undergraduate major and minor, a new undergraduate minor in Sexuality Studies, and a graduate certificate in Women’s Studies. Please contact us or explore this site for more information about our people and programs.

Lesa Lockford, Ph.D.
Director and Graduate Coordinator

• You can enroll in the new Sexuality Studies minor today
• Check out our Facebook page for photos and upcoming events!
• The WGSS Spring 2013 Newsletter is here!
• Summer 2013 Graduate Course Flyer
• Summer 2013 Pedagogy Seminar
• Summer 2013 Undergraduate Course Guide
• Fall 2013 Graduate Course Guide
• Fall 2013 Undergraduate Course Guide
• WGSS Late Spring 2013 Newsletter