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Gender & Sexuality Studies

Tips and resources for research in broad areas of focus: women's, men's, gender, and sexuality studies.

Featured Courses for Spring 2025!

~GSS 100 Intro to Gender Studies with Professor LaDawn Lanier, which you can use to double dip as it counts for Disciplinary Perspectives in the Social Perspectives category of the CAS core for students with primary majors in the School of Science, Technology, and Mathematics, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Department of Communication, Journalism and Media, the Department of Media Arts, and Performing Arts.
 
~GSS 235 Current Feminist Issues Online with Dr. Megan Titus, an exciting newish course being offered online for the first time.
 
~GSS 400 Seminar in Transcultural Gender and Sexuality with Dr. Erica Ryan, which counts for 3 Engaged Learning points in the Guided Research and Scholarship category for all Rider students, and for Global Perspective.  This year's topic is A Global History of Sex and Gender. 

Welcome!

This guide is designed to make your research into issues of gender and sexuality easier. It is continually being updated, and as such is a work-in-progress. Feedback is welcome.

  • Need articles? Use the Databases: Finding Articles & More tab, which lists appropriate and helpful databases to search.
  • I have provided tips and resources for broad areas of focus: women's, men's, gender, and sexuality topics.  These are not mutually exclusive, but I am hoping the distinctions may help you focus and explore.

Please contact me with questions or for individualized research assistance!