Licenciatura en Estudios de Género y de la Mujer

Study Gender and Women’s Studies (GWS) at the University of Rhode Island (URI) and transform how you think about yourself, others, and the world. As a GWS major, you explore how gender influences the choices we face and the actions we take. You consider how gender intersects with race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, and other characteristics to shape our lives. You learn about power and how to navigate the world. You learn how to connect ideas to action.

Grounded in the movement for human rights, dignity, and social justice, GWS offers you a community and the knowledge and skills you need to lead, advocate, and collaborate in your profession and your life.

The College of Arts and Sciences offers you a unique advantage—a 21st-century liberal arts education enhanced by a global research university's resources and faculty expertise.

We offer you choices that give you a competitive edge in the global marketplace. You can double major, add minors, choose an international focus, and acquire cross-disciplinary knowledge and experiences. Our programs include disciplines in the arts and design, communications and media, humanities, natural sciences and math, and social sciences. And whatever you choose, we’ll prepare you to succeed in a way as unique as you are.