Mission

The Gender and Women’s Studies Program offers an interdisciplinary course of study that examines gender and sexuality from social, cultural, and biological perspectives. The program is founded on close collaboration between academic departments, enabling students and faculty to utilize the perspectives and methodologies of gender and women’s studies across traditional disciplines. It is based on a plurality of theoretical approaches and emphasizes the intersections between gender, sexuality, race, class, and ethnicity. The program supports the coordinate mission of the College of St. Benedict|St. John’s University by promoting an integrated liberal arts education, leading students to a better understanding of the complexities and diversity of the human condition, and fostering the personal growth of women and men.