The path to WGST and Beyond
Most of our students enrol in the WGST program after their first year at Acadia. They discover the relevance of feminist approaches to everyday life while taking WGST 1413 as an option or an elective, and then they decide to join the program. Our students often combine their WGST degree with another program such as Psychology, Biology, Sociology, Philosophy, English, History, or Classics.
We live in a world that is deeply shaped by gender-based assumptions and practices. Women's rights are threatened by intolerant regimes, 2SLGBTQQIA rights are under suspicion if not under attack in different parts of the world, and pay equity has not yet been achieved. A Major or a Minor in WGST will give you the tools to navigate the workplace and to reflect on how gender affects our lives at school, in health services, sports, courts of justice, journalism, science, education, religion--basically wherever activities are entangled with social, gender-inflected relations.
Our program will offer you the opportunity to exchange ideas and explore new concepts and practices revolving around gender and sexuality. You will have opportunities to sharpen your critical thinking, reading, and writing skills. These skills are fundamental to many careers that rely on knowledge but also the ability to adapt to professional contexts and practices. For WGST-related jobs, careers, and professional activities, see "Jobs."
If you wish to discuss the possibility of enrolling in the WGST program, feel free to contact Dr. Anne Quéma, Coordinator of the program.