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About GWS
The Gender and Women’s Studies (GWS) Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago is a vibrant interdisciplinary department made up of scholars who study a wide range of topics critical to an expansive understanding of how and why gender and sexuality matter in the world.
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Academic Programs
The Gender and Women's Studies Program offers a Major and Minor in Gender and Women's Studies as well as a Minor in Social Justice. GWS also offers a Graduate Concentration Certificate.
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Meet GWS!
Learn more about our amazing faculty and students here.
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Events
Learn more about Gender and Women’s Studies events!

Give to Our Current GWS Students!

Check out Our 2024 GWS and SJ Awardees!

Celebrate 50+ Years of GWS!

The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.

Ida B. Wells Barnett

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GWS Student Rose Tharakan Wins Capstone Innovation Award at UIC Honors College's Fall 2024 Honors Research Symposium
Monday, December 9, 2024
We are thrilled to announce that Rose Tharakan, an undergraduate student pursuing her GWS minor, won the Capstone Innovation Award at UIC Honors College’s Fall 2024 Honors Research Symposium! Rose earned this recognition…
Dr. Elena R. Gutiérrez Co-Edits New Book, Chicago Latina Trailblazers
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Dr. Elena R. Gutiérrez (she/her/hers; they/them/theirs), Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies; Latin American and Latino Studies at UIC, has co-edited an essential new book, Chicago Latina Trailblazers: Testimonios of Political Activism,…
New Book Out this Fall 2024 from Ronak Kapadia and Colleagues
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Dr. Ronak K. Kapadia (he/him), Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies at UIC and colleagues have a new book coming out this Fall! ‘Surviving The Long Wars’ co-edited by Aaron Hughes, Ronak…