  {"id":2,"date":"2020-06-24T15:04:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T19:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies-programtemplate\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-09-25T15:55:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T19:55:33","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/gfws\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Graduate Program in Gender, Feminist and Women's Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group border-lg border-primary px-3 py-4 mb-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">Master of Arts (MA), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Graduate Program in Gender, Feminist and Women's Studies offers an MA and a PhD to full-time and part-time students. Our Program is fundamentally interdisciplinary in formation and practice. One of our primary goals is to develop and apply a feminist analytical perspective to teaching and research on women and gender as they intersect with sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, ability, and age. 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src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/gfws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/338\/2021\/09\/Kamala-Kempadoo-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Kamala Kempadoo\" class=\"wp-image-3956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/gfws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/338\/2021\/09\/Kamala-Kempadoo-edited.jpg 668w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/gfws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/338\/2021\/09\/Kamala-Kempadoo-edited-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/gfws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/338\/2021\/09\/Kamala-Kempadoo-edited-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">Kamala Kempadoo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-0\"><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sexuality , Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Black Studies, Human Trafficking Discourses, Sex work studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"d-inline-block pr-2\"><a href=\"mailto:kempadoo@yorku.ca\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><span 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The program offers an interdisciplinary milieu, with an expanding range of coursework that attempts to match student interests. Further, the department pairs incoming graduate students with an advisor \u2014 mine helped me plan my PhD timeline and access external funding, which made my experience infinitely smoother. Finally, the department also encourages student participation in its administration, which offers an unparalleled learning experience. Participating in the executive functioning of the program and adjudicating on PhD admissions has been invaluable in shaping my approach to pedagogy and scholarship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u2014 Shraddha Chatterjee<br><em>PhD student in Gender, Feminist &amp; Women's Studies<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full border-md border-fgs mt-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/gfws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/338\/2022\/03\/shraddha-chatterjee.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Shraddha Chatterjee\" class=\"wp-image-4105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/gfws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/338\/2022\/03\/shraddha-chatterjee.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/gfws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/338\/2022\/03\/shraddha-chatterjee-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/gfws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/338\/2022\/03\/shraddha-chatterjee-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"module\" src=\"https:\/\/futurestudents.yorku.ca\/templates\/york-undergrad-lead.js\"><\/script><york-undergrad-lead cohort=\"new_Grad\" faculty=\"gs\" faculty_program=\"gs\" header=\"Request More Information\" header_size=\"3rem\" marketing_tag=\"GS-AP-DigiAd-GFWS-FS\" recruiter=\"Eileen Watson\"><\/york-undergrad-lead>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns learnmore-block is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/yu-blockpatterns\/img\/learnmore.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11892\" style=\"width:53px;height:76px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Graduate Program in Gender, Feminist &amp; Women's Studies at York is an exciting environment to pursue innovative, socially engaging, career-ready education. 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