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Gender and Women’s Studies

The significance of gender.

This is your chance to explore the significance of gender—as well as other categories of identity—in social structures around the world. Gender and women’s studies at Northland is distinguished by its interdisciplinary nature. You will be taking courses in biology, philosophy, history, religion, sustainable community development, and outdoor education—all disciplines that raise similar questions regarding gender and will help you achieve an understanding of the complexity of the world.

 

Explore questions such as how gender is constructed and represented through language, individual behavior, and social and cultural institutions; how ideas of gender roles have influenced human interactions with the natural world; and how people can recognize and transform the gender ideologies that shape our knowledge and action.

This major provides an opportunity for applied research, volunteer opportunities, and internships. Your degree will leave you ready for graduate school and for employment in a variety of professions.

Look At Your Course List

  • Gender and Women’s Studies Major (BA) requirements
  • Gender and Women’s Studies Minor requirements

Meet Your Professors

  • Cynthia Belmont
    Cynthia Belmont
    Professor of English
    Cynthia Belmont
  • Erica Hannickel, Associate Professor of Environmental History
    Erica Hannickel
    Professor of Environmental History
    Erica Hannickel
  • Emily Macgilliuray headshot
    Emily Macgillivray
    Assistant Professor of Native American Studies
    Emily Macgillivray
  • Kevin Schanning
    Professor of Sociology
    Kevin Schanning
  • Headshot Paul Schue
    Paul Schue
    Professor of History
    Humanities Department Chair
    Paul Schue
  • Michele Small
    Professor of English and Modern Languages
    Michele Small
  • Northland College faculty Angela Stroud headshot
    Angela Stroud
    Associate Professor of Sociology and Social Justice
    Angela Stroud

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  • Pre-Health Care*
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* Available only as a minor, emphasis, or special program.

Where Gender Studies Can Take You

  • Northland College alum Kayte Meola in warrior pose on mountain top.

    Empowering Women in Developing Countries

    Kayte Meola ‘90 is a sociologist, researcher, and educator focused on gender, agriculture, and natural resource management in international development. 

    At Northland, she studied outdoor education…

    Empowering Women in Developing Countries
  • Ethiopian girl stretches before running (Girls Gotta Run Foundation)

    If You Give a Girl a Pair of Sneakers . . . .

    Why shouldn’t a girl have a pair of sneakers? That’s the question Dr. Patricia E. Ortman ’71, a Washington DC-based retired women’s studies professor and…

    If You Give a Girl a Pair of Sneakers . . . .
  • Alumna wilderness fire chief

    Northland Alum named one of Time magazine’s ‘Silence Breakers’

    By Derrick Mason, The Journal Standard: 

    FREEPORT — A former Freeport resident has been recognized as a trailblazer for women’s rights.

    Kelly Martin, 54, [1986 Northland College…

    Northland Alum named one of Time magazine’s ‘Silence Breakers’
  • Northland College alum Kinsey Neal standing in Lake Superior

    Be Bold, Be Radical, Be Respectful

    Major: Sustainable Community Development
    Employment: Research Assistant, Center for Rural Communities
    Last Act: Senior Class Commencement Address
    Hometown: Arlington, Virginia

    Q. What have you learned about leadership during your…

    Be Bold, Be Radical, Be Respectful
  • Northland College alumnus Tiffany Kirsten stands with fellow activists along the border of Texas and Mexico

    Careers in Social Justice, Conservation, and Public Service

    The Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute has been a part of the Northland College student experience for the last forty-six years—from speakers, conferences, and campus events…

    Careers in Social Justice, Conservation, and Public Service
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