The Women's and Gender Studies Program at Boston College is an interdisciplinary minor for undergraduate students that richly explores feminist and gender theories in relation to the political, cultural, and socioeconomic forces shaping our world. Through a global and transnational perspective, the program investigates the dynamic interplay between gender and other factors affecting our personal and communal identities, including race, class, culture, religion, sexuality, and location.
Women's History Month officially started in March 1987 to highlight women's achievements that were too often ignored. Today, Women's History Month celebrates and recognizes the many remarkable accomplishments by women throughout history. The 2017 theme is "Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business." You can find more information about the month and accomplished women here.
WGS Events: Women's History Month
Events at BC & in the Community
Spring 2017 Speaker Series & Consortium Seminar
Thursday, March 23, 2017
4:00 PM
***A UMass Boston Department of Economics event, cosponsored by the Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights***
James Boyce Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
James Boyce is a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and director of the program on Development, Peacebuilding and the Environment at the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI). He received a PhD in economics from Oxford University. Dr. Boyce’s current work focuses on strategies for combining poverty reduction with environmental protection, and on the relationship between inequality and environmental degradation. He is the recipient of the 2017 Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought, awarded by the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University. https://www.umass.edu/economics/boyce
Opportunities for Graduate Students
The Boston College Women's and Gender Studies Program is announcing a Graduate Certificate Program
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Boston College, in collaboration with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies, will provide MA and PhD students the opportunity to pursue a Graduate Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies. The Graduate Certificate Program is structured around a group of interdisciplinary courses offered each semester at BC in the social sciences and humanities.
The WGS Certificate Program will be led by co-directors Sharlene Hesse-Biber and Lisa Cuklanz. The WGS Program is excited to provide this interdisciplinary educational opportunity for the Boston College academic community. If you have questions or are interested in learning more, please contact gender@bc.edu or visit the website.
