Reflective Essay On Women's And Gender Studies

I'd like to say that I have always been interested in Women's and Gender studies, that since an early age that my superiors had encouraged me to explore those aspects of my personality and to be open to others variations in gender, sexuality, and so forth. The truth is that for most of my life my parents had sheltered me from those realities of the world, and it wasn't until I started high school that I discovered facets of gender, sexuality, and injustice to which I had not been previously exposed. As I increased my online presence in those years, I began to discover the reality of gender and racial inequality, the LGBTQIA+ community, and other—often controversial—social institutions.

I believe that I came in late to the game. I grew up in an environment that discouraged sexual and gender exploration, that discouraged feminism, and as a multi racial child, discouraged believing in racial inequality. So I taught myself. I engaged in online discourse to learn and inundate myself in these topics that had been previously taboo to me, and as I learned more and more about these topics,
Although I have educated myself to the point where I am satisfied with my progress in learning about inequality and social institutions, studying at a collegiate level would further broaden my understanding of gender, sexuality, and culture. The more I have learned about Women's and Gender studies, the more I want to learn about it. I recognize that the more that time passes, the more there is to learn about it. In short, I do not want my children and children's children to grow up like I did: unaware of the complexity and variation in the world around them; ignorant of social issues and complacent with the oppressive status quo. Furthering my studies in Women's and Gender studies will help become more of a global citizen, aware of culture and custom, of justice and injustice, and help others become aware as