The role of Women's/Gender Studies in the changing lives of British women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12232007 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gill Kirkup (The Open University, corresponding author), Liz Whitelegg (The Open University), Iris Rowbotham |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 430-444 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-10 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender and Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-0253 • E-ISSN: 1360-0516 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540253.2015.1015500 |
| OpenAlex | W2021726226 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
This paper explores the role played by part-time Women's/Gender Studies (WGS) courses in women's lives in the UK through interviews with 35 women who were among 8000 students who studied one of the UK Open University's undergraduate interdisciplinary WGS courses between 1983 and 1999. A thematic analysis of these interviews shows how these mainly working and lower middle-class, mature women were living through a time of great social change for women. The WGS course they studied helped them understand these changes and grasp the educational, social and employment opportunities that opened for UK women after 1980. The authors reflect on these social and educational changes and using Nussbaum's Capabilities Approach (2011) analyse the capabilities these women developed through their study of these courses, which helped them to change their own lives and the lives of others around them. Looking forward, the authors argue that WGS courses have the potential to develop these capabilities in a time of economic recession and reduced opportunities for women
Political science · Qualitative research · Recession · Social change · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Women's Lives · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Psychology
Women's Studies
Creating Capabilities
Fortunes of Feminism
Pedagogy and student change in the women's and gender studies classroom
The legacy and impact of Open University women's/gender studies
Changing times of feminism and higher education
Changes in Student Social Attitudes, Activism, and Personal Confidence in Higher Education
Greenham Common
Changing Attitudes toward the Male Breadwinner, Female Homemaker Family Model
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2019 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |