Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies

To My Abuser

Shoak Alhussami, MA Student learn more →
Standing by our Colours

The Surrey Pride Society is participating in a 50 city day of awareness of the 50th Anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in Canada. Event will be hosted at the SFU Surrey campus. learn more →
International Workshop on Gender, Diversity and Inclusion

June 1, 2019 learn more →
A Roundtable on Rohingya Refugee Crisis

Chair: Dr. Habiba Zaman learn more →
Intersectional Apocalypse

A student-run, peer-edited, open access journal focused on collecting and sharing knowledge that is intersectionally feminist, LGBTQ2IA+ positive, anti-colonial, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive. learn more →
LGBTQ Special Initiatives

5th Annual Pride Display in Surrey City Hall In this 5th year the focus is on sexual orientation and gender identity resources for BC schools - otherwise known as SOGI 123. The display will be up for two weeks starting June 5. learn more →
Why Study Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies?

Watch a video to find out why you should be taking GSWS Courses! learn more →

Welcome

The Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at Simon Fraser University welcomes students interested in the study of women, gender, sexuality, and feminism. The department’s interdisciplinary degree programs and faculty offer courses in a wide range of subject areas in the social sciences, humanities, natural/applied sciences, and contemporary arts.

Why Study Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies?

Watch the "Why Study Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies?" YouTube video featuring:

Dr. Lara Campbell
Dr. Coleman Nye
Dr. Habiba Zaman

Current Events

June 05, 2019
A Roundtable on Rohingya Refugee Crisis
Chair: Dr. Habiba Zaman
June 01, 2019
International Workshop on Gender, Diversity and Inclusion
June 1, 2019
May 14, 2019
Standing by our Colours
The Surrey Pride Society is participating in a 50 city day of awareness of the 50th Anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in Canada. Event will be hosted at the SFU Surrey campus.

Recent Events

Media

Dr. Jen Marchbank is quoted in an article in the Surrey Now-Leader on the Delta community’s first ever Take Back the Night walk.

Delta ‘takes back the night’ in first ever domestic violence walk

Listen to Dr. Habiba Zaman's CBC interview on about invisible labour on The Early Edition:
The interview starts at the 2:38 mark.

Surrey’s Youth For A Change Group co-founded by Dr. Jen Marchbank is featured in Surrey 604

SFU becomes first university to offer asexuality studies! Read The Peak article on Dr. Ela Przybylo's GSWS 333-4 Ruth Wynn Woodward Advanced Seminar: Critical Nonsexualities from the Fall 2017 semester!

Click here for past media coverage.