I'm curious, what will I learn from a Women's Studies class?

Answer 1

Multipdisciplinary Social Science studies focusing on how gender and society intersect.
The Women's and Gender Studies Program endorses a broad and flexible definition of feminist research, scholarship, and teaching, and seeks to offer a diverse and inclusive range of courses representing all disciplines and numerous feminisms. Multiple understandings of how gender and sexuality are inflected by race, class, and nationality are encouraged.

Feminism, in theory and practice, begins with the assumption that social and cultural institutions have historically treated men and women differently, and that this different treatment has been to the economic and cultural disadvantage of women. Women's and gender studies courses take a feminist perspective in exploring issues in the personal lives of women and men; in cultures, both past and present; in social and religious institutions; and in policy making. In addition, women's and gender studies courses focus on how women represent themselves and are represented in artistic and literary creations and productions.

Regardless of whether a women's and gender studies course is in the arts; humanities; social, biological, or physical sciences, students are assured of an educational experience that relates ideas to the lived experience of women and men.

Answer 2

Feminist theory and practice. Writings from the first and second wave feminist movement from women such as
Betty Fredan
Judy butler
Jermaine Greer
Bella Abzug

Answer 3

Women's perspective. Some psychology, a lot of social issues.

Answer 4

information about how most medical studies are conducted only on men, then assumed to be valid for females;
that Women's Psychology books written in the 1950s might as well have been written in the Middle Ages.

Most importantly, you will interact with females, seeing that they don't all think the same way, don't all believe the same things, they don't all react the same way.

I really think the male culture is very different from the female culture.

Answer 5

How men have always and still continue to oppress women. Sometimes they may refer to society as oppressing women, but they're talking about the 'society of men'. So men are bad when it comes to feminist theory.
Of course, they use educated words and such, but the moral of the story is 'they dislike men'. You can even read how some of the stats and articles on here, are biased against men, and put them in the negative light... in the name of scholarly achievements.

There isn't anything wrong with aspirations, and learning about things great women have done(not contributing to feminism, but real things that contribute to society).

My opinion:
Study good things women have done: Very Good.
Study Feminism: Very Bad.

Answer 6

That women are falsely oppressed in society and that ''women have no idea how much men really hate them'' - Germain Greer.

Answer 7

If you believe they speak for all women like they say they do - that misogyny is justified.