# Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

- By: Emily Pain
- Publisher: Grand Rapids Community College
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Grand_Rapids_Community_College/Introduction_to_Women_Gender_and_Sexuality_Studies_(GRCC_Edition))
- Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Grand_Rapids_Community_College/Introduction_to_Women_Gender_and_Sexuality_Studies_(GRCC_Edition)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/socialsci-217302/pdf

This textbook introduces key feminist concepts and frameworks of the interdisciplinary field of Women, Gender, and Sexualities Studies. It unpacks the social construction of gender and sexuality, questions categories of difference and inequality, explores how systems of power are perpetuated in social institutions, and describes how advocates have engaged in efforts to address these inequalities.