Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor and Lisa Materson of the University of California, Davis, collaborators in research and teaching of women’s and gender history for 10 years, were keenly aware of many ...

Enforcement of binary gender norms has led to unwanted medical interventions on intersex and cisgender children. Javier Valenzuela/EyeEm via Getty Images In 1976, a woman from Roanoke, Virginia, named ...

In 1976, a woman from Roanoke, Virginia, named Rhoda received a prescription for two drugs: estrogen and progestin. Twelve months later, a local reporter noted Rhoda’s surprisingly soft skin and ...

Lisa Materson and Ellen Hartigan-O'Connor, associate professors of history at UC Davis, read from The Oxford Handbook of American Women's and Gender History, which they edited. It was published in ...

Engage how ideas about gender and sexuality have continuously shaped, and been shaped by, culture, society, politics, history, and media. Our interdisciplinary Women’s and Gender Studies program ...

In 1976, a woman from Roanoke, Va., named Rhoda received a prescription for two drugs: estrogen and progestin. Twelve months later, a local reporter noted Rhoda’s surprisingly soft skin and visible ...

Women still earn less than men for comparable work in 2025 America Reviewed by Erika Rasure The gender wage gap is the disparity in incomes between men and women for doing the same work. Also known as ...

Combine the study of gender dynamics with RIT’s integrated strengths in STEAM: Carve your own innovative and dynamic path through RIT’s unique constellation of sciences, technologies, and the arts.

One of the most notable studies of gender and philosophy of the 1990s is Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble (1990) wherein she critiques the work of Simone de Beauvoir and Luce Irigaray in order to ...

The Gender Studies Council invites you to explore our interdisciplinary Gender Studies Minor, which offers undergraduate students an opportunity to combine study of various disciplines in order to ...

RIT student Jolie Crunelle awarded Norman Miles academic excellence honors The award is given to an individual who began their studies as a first-year student at RIT and is entering their final year ...