ProgramCIP 05.0207

Women's Studies

A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of women, and the development of modern feminism in relation to the roles played by women in different periods and locations in North America and the world. Programs may focus on literature, philosophy, and the arts as much as on social studies and policy.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).

Also called Women's and Gender Studies.