Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies Program at MSU

04/27/2026

See y'all tomorrow at our co-sponsored event with !!! 💛🌈✨

03/25/2026

02/26/2026

Celebrate Women’s History Month!

The flag raising is at the Student Center Flag poles from 12:00pm - 12:30pm
The gathering after is at the Student Center Ballrooms A & B from 12:30pm - 2:00pm

02/24/2026

Thursday 3/5 at 6pm in Feliciano School of Business, GSWS will be partnering with Planned Parenthood in screening WISE WOMEN: HUMANITY'S UNTOLD ORIGINS featuring beloved professors Dr. Monica Taylor and Dr. Emily Klein! Swipe to slide for more info. If you have any questions, please send us a message. See you there!

01/30/2026

Looking forward to seeing y'all at our GSWS zine party! ✨✨✨ It will be this upcoming Tuesday, February 3rd in the School of Business building, room 140. We will be featuring our contributors of the zine with an open mic to follow. Pizza and beverages served. See you there!

10/04/2025

Thank you to .disabilitypride for organizing the annual Disability Pride and 2SLGBTQIA+ History month!!! Shout out to our GSWS Director Zachary Dorsey for a wonderful speech!!! 🦽🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💛🪻

10/02/2025

Happy Disability Pride and 2SLGBTQIA History month!!! Here are some book recs from our Head Intern, and Disabled Q***r student .ayscue 🙌🏾❤️🦽

06/14/2025

We are ready for you all! Come to to see us!! We are right by the

04/28/2025

For the first time ever, Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (GSWS 102) is being offered in the summer! The course will be hawk-to-hawk (in-person), 3 credits, and will be taught by Professor Maria Montaperto!

The class will take place from 5/12/25-6/9/25, Monday through Thursday, from 12:00 PM to 2:25 PM

Course description:
This course introduces the student to the broad and interdisciplinary field known as Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies. It is designed to make students aware of the new discoveries in feminist and gender studies research and to focus on many aspects of the female experience and the social construction of gendered identities. The course is designed to help students understand different theories and methodologies in diverse disciplines and to treat areas such as literature, history, psychology and the arts through an issue-oriented approach.

Meets World Cultures Requirement.
Satisfies Social Science Perspective GenEd requirement; satisfies SEEDS
Analyzing Cultures and Societies student learning outcome in alignment with Social Justice and Equity value.

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04/28/2025

Join us this Wednesday, April 30th, from 9 am - 12 pm for Denim Day! The event was created as a way to raise awareness about sexual assault and support survivors. The event will begin at the Amphitheater and will include a resource fair and a one mile walk/roll! Wear your favorite denim!

We’ll be there tabling handing out pins, zines, and more! We hope to see you all there!