by Hilary Watchler, April 5, 2012
Why major in Women's Studies when you could study a more practical major
that your parents would be proud to brag about with their pals?
If you want to grab your beautiful, precious, wonderful life by the
horns and do something challenging and inspiring and worthwhile with it,
read on for five reasons to major in Women's Studies!
- What you don't know actually does hurt you (...) I hadn't heard
about the (...) Equal Rights Amendment: I'd still never question the
stereotypes that women are bad at math and men are bad at feelings; I'd
never heard of rape culture or of the gender wage gap (...) "Why isn't
there a Men's Studies?" (It's called History) (...)
- It applies...to everything. When you major in Women's Studies,
you study politics, theory, literature, history, sociology, and
psychology, all with a feminist perspective (...) Since it covers so
many different subjects, you have a broad range of job opportunities
(...)
- It's relevant. Have you read the news lately? It's War on
Women this, and Birth Control Access Violates Our Religious Freedom
that. Women and women's health are at the center of politics right
now. Sh-t just go real (...)
- Oppression knows no bounds (...) The funny thing about Women's
Studies is that it's not just about women. It makes you think about
layers of identity and explore how oppressions like racism, sexism, and
able-ism are comparable and intertwined (...)
- It's on the right side of history. When you choose this major,
you become an agent - not a bystander - in the process of bringing
humanity one step closer to equality (...)