Women's and Gender Studies

Women's and Gender Studies (WGS) at USD prepares students to be advocates of social change by learning the history, development and consequences of culturally acquired gender and sexual identities in the context of the intersectionalities of these identities with others, including race, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic status, ability and age for the purpose of advocating greater equality, diversity and inclusion of all persons at local, national and/or global levels. WGS students go on to have successful careers in law, politics, business and academia, among others.