妇女研究旨在研究妇女在当今和过去在社会中的作用，并认识到她们对人类成就的贡献。您将学会通过性别，种族，阶级和性取向的视角来观察女性的经历。妇女研究的研究为传统奖学金增加了另外一个缺失的组成部分。妇女研究也是摆脱种族，性别，年龄，语言或宗教歧视性语言的一种方式。该计划通过西蒙·德·波伏娃研究所提供，是加拿大历史最悠久的妇女研究计划，并设有课程探讨女性压迫和抵抗的历史和当代方面，包括边缘化女性的经历。您还将检查妇女和消费者文化的媒体代表，参加协会赞助的讲座，并制定促进所有人平等和社会正义的倡议。
Women’s Studies is about examining the role of women in society both today and in the past, and recognizing their contributions to human achievement. You’ll learn to see women’s experiences through the lens of gender, race, class and sexual orientation. Study and research in Women's Studies adds an otherwise missing component to traditional scholarship. Women's Studies is also a way of moving away from the discriminatory language of race, sex, age, language or religion.Offered through the Simone de Beauvoir Institute, the program is the oldest women’s studies program in Canada, and boasts a curriculum that explores historical and contemporary aspects of women’s oppression and resistance, including the experiences of marginalized women. You’ll also examine media representations of women and consumer culture, participate in Institute-sponsored lectures and develop initiatives that promote equality and social justice for all. Students are encouraged to organize colloquia, workshops and debates. Opportunities to collaborate with community organizations on research and service projects.