If you enjoyed subjects such as Social Studies and History at school and are interested in learning more about women’s and men’s roles in society today and in the past, consider taking Women’s and Gender Studies as a major or supporting subject. This subject goes particularly well with Sociology, Social Policy, Anthropology, Education Studies, Geography, History, Law, and Psychology. Women’s and Gender Studies is concerned with women’s lives and status in society, the nature of contemporary gender relations, and the social construction of femininities, masculinities, and sexualities. Papers in this subject offer specialised knowledge of gender relations and social change in areas such as the media, health, paid and unpaid work, education, sexuality, social policy, and law. Adding Women’s and Gender Studies to your degree will help you develop critical thinking skills, and will prepare you to respond more effectively to a wide range of social justice issues.

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