Book Examines Impact of Women’s Studies: Today is Equal Pay Day, an event originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity in 1996 to generate awareness about the ongoing pay gap between women’s and men’s wages.
College students are engaged in daily discussions about civil rights, gender, race and class and we look to them to continue the fight against inequality. But when it comes to declaring a major, they are often dissuaded from pursuing women’s and gender studies due to perceived impracticality. Advisors, fellow students, parents and even the general public often ask, “How can that lead to a career?”