PhD in Women and Gender Studies in Toronto Canada | University of Toronto

The Women and Gender Studies Institute (WGSI) provides graduate programs culminating in Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Women and Gender Studies. These programs apply feminist perspectives to critically examine colonial, postcolonial, and transnational frameworks. Key areas of exploration encompass global economic systems, nation-building processes, imperial legacies, civic participation, indigenous perspectives, migration patterns, and cultural exchanges - all analyzed through various feminist theoretical approaches.
The Doctoral Program in Women and Gender Studies (DWGS) emphasizes feminist examinations of colonial histories, post-colonial realities, diasporic communities, and transnational connections. This interdisciplinary program encourages graduate research that interrogates how gender, race, sexuality, and queer identities intersect with economic systems and cultural structures. WGSI demonstrates particular expertise in four specialized domains: (1) sexuality and queer theory, (2) feminist cultural analysis, (3) gender perspectives on science, technology, environmental issues, and medical fields, and (4) global economic systems and critical development studies. Faculty members bring international feminist perspectives to their research, with special attention to regions including Canada, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, and the United States.