Women's Studies is a rapidly growing academic field.  Women's Studies has the dual purpose of recognizing the experiences and contributions of women in society and of bringing women more fully into college curriculum. It allows students to become acquainted with the extensive research about women, by women, and for women.

Through Women's Studies courses, students explore diversity among women and discover how gender is only part of a person's complex identity, which is also shaped by race, class, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, and age. The EKU Women's Studies Program was established in 1996-97.

For more information on the Women's Studies minor or certificate or on the Women Involved in Living and Learning Program, please contact Marta Miranda.

The Women's Studies Program at Eastern Kentucky University will be a leader in the creation of innovative curriculum, collaborative partnerships and the practice of feminism as a worldview. We will promote global social justice through increased awareness of the connection between the actions of the individual and the well-being of others, as well as increased understanding of alternative perspectives. We are committed to service and activism to the Appalachian region.