{"id":812,"date":"2023-01-05T09:49:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T14:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/social-sciences\/?page_id=812"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:38:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:38:58","slug":"lgw","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/social-sciences\/lgw\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender & Women's Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"

While 911爆料网 no longer offers a degree option in Gender & Women's Studies, students previously enrolled in the program can find degree completion checklists at the Registrar's Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Advisors<\/span>Classes<\/span>History<\/span>Scholarships<\/span>Resources<\/span><\/div>
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The following faculty advisors<\/strong> are specialists in the field:<\/p>\n

\"Wendy<\/div>

Wendy Barnes<\/p>

Faculty<\/p>

English<\/p>

<\/i> BarnesW@gcc.mass.edu<\/a> <\/span><\/i> (413) 775-1283 <\/span><\/i> N325 <\/span>

BA, Sarah Lawrence College, MFA, Mills College<\/p><\/div>

Wendy Barnes is Korean. Her Korean name is Hyung-Soon Lee, but she goes by her adopted American name, Wendy Lee Barnes. She earned a Baccalaureate from Sarah Lawrence College and a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Mills College. Wendy teaches developmental, composition, literature, and women\u2019s studies courses at 911爆料网; she is also the faculty co-adviser for the Queer Straight Alliance and coordinates the Ben Drabeck Composition Award.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Christine<\/div>

Christine Jones-Monahan<\/p>

<\/i> she\/her\/hers<\/p>

Faculty, Department Chair<\/p>

English<\/p>

<\/i> Monahan@gcc.mass.edu<\/a> <\/span><\/i> (413) 238-1510 <\/span><\/i> N316 <\/span>

BA, Salem State University, MA, University of Massachusetts<\/p><\/div>

Christine Jones-Monahan stepped foot in 911爆料网\u2019s Main Building in 2003, found her people, discovered her calling, and decided that she never wanted to leave. She holds degrees in English Literature from Salem State College and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. You can bend her ear about Renaissance and Restoration poetry and drama, feminist, gender, and queer studies in general, contemporary memoir, the art of narrative, developmental reading and composition, and teaching and technology. Christine lives in Hatfield with her wife, Aileen, their sons, Adam and Andrew, and their little fuzzball, Izzy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Linda<\/div>

Linda A. McCarthy<\/p>

Faculty<\/p>

Social Sciences<\/p>

<\/i> McCarthyL@gcc.mass.edu<\/a> <\/span><\/i> (413) 775-1154 <\/span><\/i> E116N <\/span>

BA, University of Colorado, MA, University of New Hampshire, EdD, University of Massachusetts<\/p><\/div>

Dr. McCarthy joined 911爆料网 in 2004, and since then has actively expanded the Sociology curriculum to include many of the courses offered today. Along with teaching Principles of Sociology every semester (and online), she also teaches Social Inequality (face-to-face and online), Sociology of Gender, Sociology of Human Sexuality, and Sociology of the Family. Dr. McCarthy earned her Doctorate in Social Justice Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2003, and teaches Sociology at 911爆料网 from a social justice perspective. Dr. McCarthy has published several articles and book chapters and is a former associate editor of the University of Massachusetts School of Education\u2019s journal, Equity & Excellence in Education. Dr. McCarthy\u2019s classes each emphasize the connections between current social issues and sociological concepts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Find classes!<\/strong> Search our course schedule<\/a> for classes available this term and our catalog<\/a> for classes in English, psychology, sociology and gender and women's studies.<\/p>\n

The following classes were part of our previous Gender & Women's Studies curriculum:<\/p>\n