| The University of Iowa has a long tradition of fostering educational opportunities for women, including being the first public university to admit men and women equally.
Several campus programs strengthen the University's ongoing commitment to gender equity. Support
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Curriculum
These programs offer courses that may be of particular interest
to women.
- Sexuality
Studies Program—This interdisciplinary program focuses
on the history and construction of human sexuality and gender identity.
- Women's
Studies Department—This interdisciplinary program brings
the perspective of gender, along with a consideration of class,
race, ethnicity, nationality, sexuality, and physical ability to
bear on a host of problems and issues of current concern.
Education
and advocacy
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- Council
on the Status of Women—This group acts as an advisory
body to the University administration and as an advocacy group for
all women on campus.
- Gender
Equity in Sports—This web site hosted by two University
of Iowa women's athletics supporters is devoted to a discussion
of the 1972 legislation that bans sex discrimination in academics
and athletics.
Financial
aid and scholarships
This Graduate College web site explains how to apply for
fellowships, scholarships, and assistantships.
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