About Women's Studies Online
Why?
Women’s studies has been replaced by gender studies in universities across Canada and elsewhere. Postmodern, queer, and other academic theories are confusing and hard to understand. Don’t worry though, it’s not you.
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About Us
Based in Canada with global reach, Women’s Studies Online (WMST) is a platform for decolonizing feminist research, education, action, and community-building. Through short courses, workshops, challenges, and lectures delivered in a learning community, we provide women with theoretical tools, practical skills, and a feminist political network where we can further our thinking, organizing, and action.
All women are entitled to learn about, consider, and build feminist theory; think critically; ask questions; learn about issues that impact us; and take action with women for our collective liberation. Theory needs to make sense and apply to our lives. Otherwise, what’s the point?
All women are entitled to learn about, consider, and build feminist theory; think critically; ask questions; learn about issues that impact us; and take action with women for our collective liberation. Theory needs to make sense and apply to our lives. Otherwise, what’s the point?
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We recognize the very real short and long-term impacts of patriarchy on the lives of women and girls as an oppressed class of people. To help remedy these systemic impacts, WMST is for women who have survived and who are surviving male violence, the threat of male violence, and all other forms of sex-based discrimination and oppression.

WMST is informed and inspired by the radical feminist politics that initially guided the creation of Women’s Studies programs in universities across Canada and elsewhere. We build on feminist theory to help women make sense of our lives and take action by organizing with women for our collective liberation. We provide women with theoretical tools, practical skills, and a political network where we can further our feminist thinking, organizing, and action.
Inspired by previous feminist theorizing and action,
we build confidence in ourselves, each other, and in the women’s liberation movement today as we work toward a better future for all women and girls through:
Education & Research
WMST builds on feminist theory to help women make sense of their individual lives and to better understand the impacts of patriarchy on women and girls as an oppressed class. We do feminist research and we educate ourselves, each other, academic institutions, governments, non-profit organizations, and the general public about feminism and feminist issues.
Movement-Building
We need a supportive environment to learn and make mistakes in and to practice feminist theory, action, and organizing. WMST provides a political network for women to encourage, support, and challenge each other and organize together for greater impact.
Skill-Building
We need to turn theory into action so we can begin to make a difference in our lives and in the lives of all women and girls. WMST offers practical and organizing skills that women can use to improve relationships in their personal and professional lives and in their advocacy and activism.
Action
The rights and well-being of women and girls as a class must be heard and considered in every policy decision, at every level of government. WMST advocates for women and girls by bringing a feminist analysis, input, and recommendations to every table.
Our Mission
Our Principles

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Women's Studies Online seeks to make feminist education, research, networking, and community building accessible to all women. This is a core value and principle that we adhere to. Our offerings are no- or low-cost, and no one is turned away due to lack of funds.
To ensure Women's Studies Online is able to offer no-cost lectures, workshops, events, calendar, and resources as well as low-cost courses, please consider making a one-time or recurring donation of any amount to support our vital, grassroots feminist work. Let us know with your financial support that you believe in what we're doing. Donate using the button below:
To ensure Women's Studies Online is able to offer no-cost lectures, workshops, events, calendar, and resources as well as low-cost courses, please consider making a one-time or recurring donation of any amount to support our vital, grassroots feminist work. Let us know with your financial support that you believe in what we're doing. Donate using the button below: