Multicultural Women’s and Gender Studies

At TWU's Department of Multicultural Women’s and Gender Studies, our goal is to provide each of our students with a transdisciplinary, transgressive and transformative education taught by a nationally recognized faculty.

As the largest public university primarily for women in the U.S. with one of the top 10 most diverse student populations in the nation, our department offers a multicultural curriculum that focuses on feminist and womanist scholarship on behalf of human rights and social justice.

Dr. Danielle Phillips-Cunningham is the Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies Program Director. If you have questions about our program, please email womenstudies@twu.edu.

Our Statement in Support of Black Lives Matter

We join everyone in our department and across the world who are seeking ways to deepen our commitment to challenging the long and ever-present histories of state- and police-sponsored violence and white supremacy that disproportionately target, injure and kill minoritized peoples. Read our full statement>>

Why Study Multicultural Women’s and Gender Studies?

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Nationally Recognized Faculty

Our award-winning faculty represent a broad range of interests, backgrounds and research subjects concentrating on gender, multiculturalism, history, spirituality, social justice and education.
Our graduate student-to-faculty ratio is 8:1, therefore creating a small classroom for our students to engage in discussion, dialogue and an immersive learning experience.

Accomplished Alumni

From community development and activism, to legal work and executive leadership, our talented graduates have helped educate, encourage and empower their communities and professional organizations.

Our Academic Programs

Learn more about our minor in Multicultural Women’s and Gender Studies

Details about our Multicultural Women’s and Gender Studies graduate certificate, master’s and doctoral programs

Career Outlook

Our graduates meet the growing regional, national and international needs for both higher education professionals and leaders of nongovernmental, social service, health care, law and research agencies that address a broad range of social justice issues.

Visit our Career Resources page for more information about volunteer, internship and career opportunities for Multicultural Women’s and Gender Studies students.

News See All

TWU professor Danielle Phillips-Cunningham

TWU professor wins national book prize for history of women, race and labor

TWU's Minerva statue, pictured in front of the Ann Stuart Science Complex at sunrise.

Phillips-Cunningham named a 2020 Public Voices Fellow for the South

Doctoral student Esther Ajayi-Lowo stands in front of a map of Africa during a research presentation.

Meet Esther Ajayi-Lowo: A one-woman army in the fight for reproductive justice

Shelia Bickle, Bickle's daughter, Marcia Niemann and Danielle Phillips-Cunningham coordinating the transfer of archival materials at Niemann's Texas home.

Feminist activist donates archives to Texas Woman’s University

MWGS doctoral student Esther Ajayi-Lowo on the TWU Denton campus

TWU's Esther O. Ajayi-Lowo awarded AAUW International Fellowship

Nine African-American women posed, standing, full length, with Nannie Burroughs holding banner reading,

Phillips-Cunningham awarded grant to research educator, labor activist