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Women’s and Gender Studies provides a critical, interdisciplinary and cross-cultural understanding of women, gender and power in a global context.

Focusing on the social inequalities that result from interlocking oppressions, you will discover and produce knowledge from feminist perspecitves and link your academic pursuit with a call to activism. Within the context of the historic Christian faith, you'll learn to:

Think more critically about your own lives
Value complexity, diversity and difference
Mobilize feminist theories
Become agents of justice in the world

Hear from our students:

Courtney Haitsma: What is the Patriarchy

Emily Wolfe: What is Feminism

Jess Guillaume The Gender Wage Gap 1

Samantha Mikolitis on Feminist Coalitions

Recent Blog Posts

WGS and the World: Alumni Interview-Dr. Phillip Waalkes
Posted Feb 20, 2019 by Kendra R. Parker

Meet Our Alumni: Dr. Phillip Waalkes ’04 Dr. Phillip Waalkes ‘ 04 graduated with a dual majo...
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WGS and the World: Alumni Interview–Emme Veenbaas ’16
Posted Feb 13, 2019 by Kendra R. Parker

Meet Our Alumni: Emme Veenbaas, Class of 2016 Emme Veenbass ’16 graduated with a double ma...
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WGS and the World: Alumni Interview-Rebekah Taylor ’12
Posted Feb 06, 2019 by Women's and Gender Studies

Meet Our Alumni: Rebekah Taylor ‘12 Rebekah Taylor ’12 graduated with a composite major in R...
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WGS and the World: Alumni Interview–Dr. Vanessa Ann Claus ’08
Posted Jan 30, 2019 by Kendra R. Parker

Meet Our Alumni: Dr. Vanessa Ann Claus Dr. Vanessa Ann Claus ‘ 08 graduated with a dual major ...
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“You were designed to intertwine with people who have stories different from your own”: An Interview with Dr. Davia J. Crutchfield
Posted Nov 06, 2018 by Kendra R. Parker

Dr. Davia J. Crutchfield will be visiting Hope’s campus this week. Check out our interview wit...
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Meet the WGS Faculty: Dr. Sarah Kornfield
Posted Oct 03, 2018 by Kendra R. Parker

How long have you been teaching at Hope College? This is my 4thyear teaching at Hope College. Did yo...
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