Women's and Gender Studies
Recent News
ABC News Article with Nadine Hubbs Discusses the Prominence of LGBTQ+ Women in Pop Music
“It’s not unheard of or unusual, by any means, for a music festival to feature nothing but queer women musicians...But the category of (this) music festival does make it groundbreaking," says Nadine Hubbs.
Anna Kirkland and Colleagues Receive Federal Funds for their Research
This innovative research will investigate insurance benefit designs, patient decisions regarding IVF, and IVF outcomes.
Founded in 1973, the University of Michigan Women's and Gender Studies Department is an interdisciplinary academic unit within the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. The Department is a diverse intellectual community dedicated to excellence through feminist research, teaching, and activism. It seeks to build interdisciplinary collaborations among faculty and students that bridge gender, racial, ethnic, economic, and national divides; create new knowledge about women, gender, race, class, sexuality, and disability; challenge unequal distributions of power; and improve the lives of all individuals and communities.
We strive to support our students and faculty on the front lines of learning and research and to steward our planet, our community, our campus. To do this, the Department of Women's and Gender Studies needs your support.