Women's Studies

 

Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

 

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The Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Program at the University of Houston is more than an academic program—it’s a catalyst.

Since its inception as Women’s Studies in 1991, WGSS has become a space for intersectional, multidisciplinary, and transnational inquiry, urging students to critically examine power, privilege, inequality in all their forms. We offer a WGSS major, minor, and graduate certificate, as well as an LGBT Studies/Queer Studies minor. Our program draws its vibrancy from the dynamic global energy of Houston, one of the most diverse cities in the world. We celebrate the brilliance of Houston’s diverse communities while challenging students to explore the ways that their intersectional identities—shaped by gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, dis/ability, citizenship and more—inform their realities and the lives of those around them. 

With global feminism at its core, WGSS thrives on the diversity of thought brought in by a range of faculty across 14 disciplines, as well as connections with local and transnational communities and organizations in Houston. Our program also brings gender studies to the community through the Friends of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies (FWGSS), the Carey Shuart Women's Archive and Research Collection, and the Institute for Research on Women, Gender & Sexuality (IRWGS), connecting theory with practice. WGSS students and faculty at the University of Houston immerse themselves in critical thought through attending WGSS lectures, workshops, conferences, and cultural events.

WGSS connects research and activism in gender and sexuality studies, promoting community engagement and preparing students to be active citizens in a deeply interconnected world--ready to make their work matter and ready to foster positive change in Houston and beyond!

Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies offers and undergraduate major in WGSS, leading to a BA, and two undergraduate minors (Women's Studies and GLBT Studies) and a graduate certificate (in Women's Studies). Doublemajoring is also an option.

University of Houston
Agnes Arnold Hall Room 624
Houston, TX 77204
Phone: 713.743.3214
Fax: 713.743.0931
WGSS@uh.edu 

Academic Advisor:
Sue Schindler

WGSS Advising Hours:
Appointments will be held remotely.

For appointments, please email bschindler@uh.edu, or

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    Zelma Oyarvide Tuthill
    As a health scholar, my research addresses issues concerning health vulnerable minority populations across nativity status, race/ethnicity and gender and sexuality. As a previous caseworker, I worked with historically overlooked communities to help them obtain access to health promoting resources. This has pushed me to believe that research is valuable because it can guide policy and programs to ensure that resources and services are utilized in the most successful ways possible in order to promote equal access in achieving optimal health and well-being. 
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    Nine Abad
    (they/he)
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    Nine Abad (they/he) is an Honors student pursuing a BA in WGSS & Political Science. They explore critical interdisciplinary humanities research related to colonialism, gender minorities, and the Filipino diaspora. 

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    INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN, GENDER & SEXUALITY

    Founded in 2019, the CLASS Institute for Research on Women, Gender & Sexuality is the first university-based think tank on gender and sexuality in our region.