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New Rochelle, New York, July 12, 2000 - Iona's Women's Studies Program, housed in the College's School of Arts and Science, is designed to enable students, male and female, to examine the contributions of women to society, to explore issues raised by contemporary feminists, and to study the effects of gender roles on political, economic and social institutions.

Students can choose elective courses and/or a minor concentration in Women's Studies, available through most of the School's academic departments. Developing new perspectives on issues of gender and power cannot only be personally enlightening, they are also useful in the pursuit of careers in law, government, psychology, social services, communications, education, business and medicine - all of which require an understanding of changing roles and expectations in American society.

The Women's Studies curriculum is augmented by special program elements throughout the academic year, including a monthly Brown Bag Lunch series that runs from October through April and Women's History Week, March 4-9, 2001 that will examine the 20-year history of the Women's Studies Program at Iona. Many of the activities sponsored by the Women's Studies Program are open to the public.

To learn more about the Women's Studies Program at Iona College, please contact Dr. Penelope Moore at (914) 633-2118 or by e-mail to pmoore@iona.edu.

For questions or more information please contact:
Meghan Finn
Public Relations Office
Iona College, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801
tel: 914 633-2005 fax: 914 637-2711

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