ACADEMIC WOMEN'S STUDIES
_CANADIAN PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENTS, AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES
See here for the chart of Women's and Gender Studies programs in Canada, maintained by the Member-at-Large, coordinators' liaison.
The links below are to Women's and Gender Studies programs in a number of Canadian universities, many of which offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees--usually indicated on their menu bars. Also included are Gender and Women's Studies Research Institutes, many of which are housed in universities; these follow the degree granting listings in each province. Please note that this list is partial only; please email the website manager with any additions or corrections.
Many universities also offer feminist concentrations in other disciplines or through interdisciplinary studies, especially at the graduate level; for a more extensive search of these options, see also the website for the AUCC (Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, and explore their searchable database of Canadian universities.
Online degree programs The following links are to universities in Canada that provide complete degree programs online and via distance education.
Athabasca University: Women's and Gender Studies
Thorneloe University (at Laurentian University): Women's Studies
Alberta
Athabasca University: Women's and Gender Studies
University of Calgary: Women's Studies; Institute for Gender Research
University of Alberta: Women's Studies
University of Lethbridge: Women and Gender Studies
British Columbia
University of British Columbia: Women's and Gender Studies (undergraduate); Centre for Women's and Gender Studies (graduate)
University of British Columbia - Okanagan: Gender and Women's Studies
Capilano University: Women's Studies
University of the Fraser Valley: Social, Cultural, and Media Studies - Women's Studies
University of Northern British Columbia: Women's Studies
Simon Fraser University: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
University of Victoria: Department of Women's Studies
Vancouver Island University: Women's Studies
Manitoba
Brandon University: Gender and Women's Studies
University of Manitoba: Women's and Gender Studies
University of Winnipeg: Women's and Gender Studies; see also the University of Winnipeg Institute for Women's and Gender Studies
New Brunswick
Mount Allison University: Women's and Gender Studies
University of New Brunswick: Fredericton campus: Women's Studies; St. John campus: Gender Studies
St Thomas University: Women's Studies and Gender Studies
Newfoundland
Memorial University: Women's Studies
Nova Scotia
Acadia University: Women's Studies
Dalhousie University: Gender and Women's Studies
Mount Saint Vincent University: Women's Studies
St. Francis Xavier University: Women's Studies
St. Mary’s University: Women and Gender Studies
Ontario
Brock University: Women's Studies
Carleton University: Pauline Jewitt Institute of Women's and Gender Studies
Lakehead University: Women's Studies
Thorneloe University (at Laurentian University): Women's Studies
McMaster University: Women's Studies (undergraduate) and Gender Studies and Feminist Research (graduate)
Nipissing University: Gender Equality and Social Justice
Queen’s University: Gender Studies
Trent University: Women's Studies
University of Ottawa/Université d'Ottawa: Institute of Women's Studies / l'Institut d'études des femmes
University of Toronto: Women and Gender Studies Institute; Centre for Women's Studies in Education at OISE (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education)
University of Toronto at Mississauga: Women and Gender Studies
University of Waterloo: Women's Studies
University of Western Ontario: Women's Studies and Feminist Research
University of Windsor: Women's Studies
Wilfrid Laurier University: Women and Gender Studies
York University: School of Women's Studies; Centre for Feminist Research
Prince Edward Island
University of Prince Edward Island: Women's Studies
Quebec
Bishop’s University:
Concordia University: Simone de Beauvoir Institute of Women's Studies
McGill University: Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
Université du Québec à Montréal: Études féministes; Institut de recherches et d'études féministes
Saskatchewan
University of Regina: Women's and Gender Studies
University of Saskatchewan: Department of Women's and Gender Studies; Women's Studies Research Unit
Yukon
Yukon College: Women's and Gender Studies
CANADA - GENERAL
A Chronology of the Development of Women's Studies in Canada, as put together for the listserv PAR-L
Francofemmes - pour les femmes francophones du Canada
The Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women
Women's Research Centres from PAR-L; includes links to Centres of Excellence for Women's Health
US AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENTS, AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES
Women’s Studies Programs, Departments, & Research Centers (US and Internationally; site maintained by Joan Korenman)
Women's Studies Programs, Departments, Research Centers, Archives and Libraries (University of Wisconsin library site)
Artemis Guide to Women’s Studies in the US
Graduate Programs in Women’s Studies in the US (Smith College list -- note that some links are inactive)
Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World at the Lebanese American University
WOMEN'S STUDIES ORGANIZATIONS
National Women's Studies Organization (US based)
Australian Women's and Gender Studies Association
Feminist and Women's Studies Association (United Kingdom and Ireland)
Worldwide Organization of Women's Studies
Women's Studies Organizations
See here for the chart of Women's and Gender Studies programs in Canada, maintained by the Member-at-Large, coordinators' liaison.
The links below are to Women's and Gender Studies programs in a number of Canadian universities, many of which offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees--usually indicated on their menu bars. Also included are Gender and Women's Studies Research Institutes, many of which are housed in universities; these follow the degree granting listings in each province. Please note that this list is partial only; please email the website manager with any additions or corrections.
Many universities also offer feminist concentrations in other disciplines or through interdisciplinary studies, especially at the graduate level; for a more extensive search of these options, see also the website for the AUCC (Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, and explore their searchable database of Canadian universities.
Online degree programs The following links are to universities in Canada that provide complete degree programs online and via distance education.
Athabasca University: Women's and Gender Studies
Thorneloe University (at Laurentian University): Women's Studies
Alberta
Athabasca University: Women's and Gender Studies
University of Calgary: Women's Studies; Institute for Gender Research
University of Alberta: Women's Studies
University of Lethbridge: Women and Gender Studies
British Columbia
University of British Columbia: Women's and Gender Studies (undergraduate); Centre for Women's and Gender Studies (graduate)
University of British Columbia - Okanagan: Gender and Women's Studies
Capilano University: Women's Studies
University of the Fraser Valley: Social, Cultural, and Media Studies - Women's Studies
University of Northern British Columbia: Women's Studies
Simon Fraser University: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
University of Victoria: Department of Women's Studies
Vancouver Island University: Women's Studies
Manitoba
Brandon University: Gender and Women's Studies
University of Manitoba: Women's and Gender Studies
University of Winnipeg: Women's and Gender Studies; see also the University of Winnipeg Institute for Women's and Gender Studies
New Brunswick
Mount Allison University: Women's and Gender Studies
University of New Brunswick: Fredericton campus: Women's Studies; St. John campus: Gender Studies
St Thomas University: Women's Studies and Gender Studies
Newfoundland
Memorial University: Women's Studies
Nova Scotia
Acadia University: Women's Studies
Dalhousie University: Gender and Women's Studies
Mount Saint Vincent University: Women's Studies
St. Francis Xavier University: Women's Studies
St. Mary’s University: Women and Gender Studies
Ontario
Brock University: Women's Studies
Carleton University: Pauline Jewitt Institute of Women's and Gender Studies
Lakehead University: Women's Studies
Thorneloe University (at Laurentian University): Women's Studies
McMaster University: Women's Studies (undergraduate) and Gender Studies and Feminist Research (graduate)
Nipissing University: Gender Equality and Social Justice
Queen’s University: Gender Studies
Trent University: Women's Studies
University of Ottawa/Université d'Ottawa: Institute of Women's Studies / l'Institut d'études des femmes
University of Toronto: Women and Gender Studies Institute; Centre for Women's Studies in Education at OISE (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education)
University of Toronto at Mississauga: Women and Gender Studies
University of Waterloo: Women's Studies
University of Western Ontario: Women's Studies and Feminist Research
University of Windsor: Women's Studies
Wilfrid Laurier University: Women and Gender Studies
York University: School of Women's Studies; Centre for Feminist Research
Prince Edward Island
University of Prince Edward Island: Women's Studies
Quebec
Bishop’s University:
Concordia University: Simone de Beauvoir Institute of Women's Studies
McGill University: Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
Université du Québec à Montréal: Études féministes; Institut de recherches et d'études féministes
Saskatchewan
University of Regina: Women's and Gender Studies
University of Saskatchewan: Department of Women's and Gender Studies; Women's Studies Research Unit
Yukon
Yukon College: Women's and Gender Studies
CANADA - GENERAL
A Chronology of the Development of Women's Studies in Canada, as put together for the listserv PAR-L
Francofemmes - pour les femmes francophones du Canada
The Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women
Women's Research Centres from PAR-L; includes links to Centres of Excellence for Women's Health
US AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENTS, AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES
Women’s Studies Programs, Departments, & Research Centers (US and Internationally; site maintained by Joan Korenman)
Women's Studies Programs, Departments, Research Centers, Archives and Libraries (University of Wisconsin library site)
Artemis Guide to Women’s Studies in the US
Graduate Programs in Women’s Studies in the US (Smith College list -- note that some links are inactive)
Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World at the Lebanese American University
WOMEN'S STUDIES ORGANIZATIONS
National Women's Studies Organization (US based)
Australian Women's and Gender Studies Association
Feminist and Women's Studies Association (United Kingdom and Ireland)
Worldwide Organization of Women's Studies
Women's Studies Organizations
