Gender Studies

Claremont McKenna College offers a sequence in gender studies through participation in the six campus Intercollegiate Feminist Center for Teaching, Research, and Engagement of The Claremont Colleges. The curriculum is particularly well-suited to the CMC focus on leadership in business, public affairs, and the professions.

The gender studies sequence is designed to accompany a major in another academic discipline. With its emphasis on the relationships between gender and society historically and cross-culturally, and on the changes now occurring in the roles of women and men, on the participation of women in the major institutions of society, and on women themselves, the sequence is an ideal accompaniment to virtually any major at CMC. The transcript indicates official completion of this sequence. Interested students must consult with Professor Humes or Professor Bilger, Gender Studies faculty advisors for CMC.

Majors in Gender and Women’s Studies

CMC students may elect to complete a full major in gender-related studies through Pomona College, Scripps College, or Pitzer College, as follows: Gender & Women’s Studies through Pomona College; Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies through Scripps College; or Gender and Feminist Studies through Pitzer College.

Primary Contacts: Professor Ellen Rentz and Professor Sarah Sarzynski, Faculty Advisors