This survey is meant to gather data on the NCSU male attitude of the Women and Gender Studies program of NCSU. No names should appear on this survey and no identity will be referenced in any stage of this survey project. We encourage you to all answer all questions and be as honest is possible. If any question(s) make you uncomfortable please do not hesitate to either skip the question(s) or quit the survey at any time. Your time and effort are greatly appreciated.

Demographic

Age:

Ethnicity:

Year (please select one)
• Freshman
• Sophomore
• Junior
• Senior
• Graduate
• Former NCSU student
College(s)
• Agriculture & Life Sciences
• Design
• Education
• Engineering
• First Year College
• The Graduate School
• Humanities & Social Sciences
• Natural Resources
• Physical & Mathematical Sciences
• Textiles
• Undergraduate Academic Programs
• Veterinary Medicine



Thoughts about the Women and Gender Studies program and courses
1.Have you ever taken a Women and Gender Studies course?
•Yes (skip to question 4)
•No

2.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Major?
•Yes
•No

3.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Minor?
•Yes
•No

4. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Major at NCSU?
•Yes
•No

5. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Minor at NCSU?
•Yes
•No

6. If you answered no to questions 4 and 5, are there any particular reasons?

7. Do you think that taking a Women and Gender Studies course would benefit you?
•Yes (skip to question 8)
•No (skip to question 9)


8. In what way(s)?


9. Why not?


10. Do you believe men have a place in the Women and Gender Studies program?
•Yes
•No

11. Do you believe that the male point of view/voice has a place Women and Gender Studies classroom?
• Yes
• No

12. Is the male point of view/voice necessary in a Women and Gender Studies course?
•Yes
• No

13. Why?

14. Since most members of the Women and Gender Studies program currently are women, would being the minority in a classroom make you uncomfortable?
•Yes
• No

15. Do you have any thoughts on the people you think are in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU?

16. What kind of course materials do you believe are presented in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU?

17. What activities do you think take place in a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU?

18. Please answer this question if you have not taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: If you were to take a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU, what would motivate you to do so?

19. Please answer this question if you have taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: What motivated you to take a Women and Gender Studies course?

20. What do you think of when hear the word feminist?

21. What do you think is a feminist?

Thank you again for you time and effort.

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 4:35 AM. Reason : ]

4/27/2006 4:06:27 AM

its a little late to be working on your final project isn't it

4/27/2006 7:18:45 AM

Demographic

Age: 23

Ethnicity: White

Year (please select one)
• Graduate
College(s)
• Engineering

Thoughts about the Women and Gender Studies program and courses
1.Have you ever taken a Women and Gender Studies course?
•[Hell] No

2.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Major?
•Yes
•No
This question makes me feel uncomfortable, so I'm skipping it.

3.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Minor?
•No

4. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Major at NCSU?
•No

5. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Minor at NCSU?
•No

6. If you answered no to questions 4 and 5, are there any particular reasons?
Um, if I wanted a useless major/minor, I'd at least do it in English which is 5 or 6 steps up from womens studies.
7. Do you think that taking a Women and Gender Studies course would benefit you?
•No (skip to question 9)


8. In what way(s)?


9. Why not?
I can't see being enriched by reliving the women's rights movements of the 60s and 70s. It happened. We're equal. Lets be happy. And why isn't there a mens studies program? Oh, because that's sexist.

10. Do you believe men have a place in the Women and Gender Studies program?
•Yes (the gay ones)

11. Do you believe that the male point of view/voice has a place Women and Gender Studies classroom?
• Yes (to tell them that this course should be renamed "home ec")

12. Is the male point of view/voice necessary in a Women and Gender Studies course?
•Yes (We have to tell them how to cook right)

13. Why?

14. Since most members of the Women and Gender Studies program currently are women, would being the minority in a classroom make you uncomfortable?
• No, as long as they werent' all butches, I might like it. But that's a slim to none chance

15. Do you have any thoughts on the people you think are in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU?
See 14.

16. What kind of course materials do you believe are presented in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU?
Gina appreciation, and I am woman hear me roar

17. What activities do you think take place in a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU?
Hopefully lezbo makeout sessions (not the butchy kind though)

18. Please answer this question if you have not taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: If you were to take a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU, what would motivate you to do so?
Nothing, reall.

19. Please answer this question if you have taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: What motivated you to take a Women and Gender Studies course?

20. What do you think of when hear the word feminist?
The word feminist and nazi pushed together... feminazi

21. What do you think is a feminist?
crazy.

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 8:33 AM. Reason : .]

4/27/2006 8:29:40 AM

feminism, these days, isn't about the women's rights movement as it was manifested in the 60's and 70's

the way I experience isn't even really about "activism"

mostly its a critical lense... an expansive field of theory

I've sent my serious response via PM

4/27/2006 9:01:44 AM

hey, mine was serious.

4/27/2006 9:02:36 AM

Quote :

"its a little late to be working on your final project isn't it"

This is just one portion of it.



Thanks to everyone that has helped so far. Please keep them coming, PM if you like.

4/27/2006 10:47:13 AM

I think you'd have better luck in the Lounge.

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 11:02 AM. Reason : if you really want it moved back to the Soap Box, PM me or the Lounge moderator.]

4/27/2006 11:02:07 AM

Age:22

Ethnicity: other

Year (please select one)
• Senior
College(s)
• Engineering

Thoughts about the Women and Gender Studies program and courses
1.Have you ever taken a Women and Gender Studies course?

•No

2.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Major?

•Yes

3.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Minor?
•No

4. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Major at NCSU?

•No

5. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Minor at NCSU?

•No

6. If you answered no to questions 4 and 5, are there any particular reasons?

7. Do you think that taking a Women and Gender Studies course would benefit you?

•No (skip to question 9)


8. In what way(s)?


9. Why not? it wouldn't help me in the real world.


10. Do you believe men have a place in the Women and Gender Studies program?
•Yes


11. Do you believe that the male point of view/voice has a place Women and Gender Studies classroom?
• Yes


12. Is the male point of view/voice necessary in a Women and Gender Studies course?
•Yes


13. Why? no need to be sexist

14. Since most members of the Women and Gender Studies program currently are women, would being the minority in a classroom make you uncomfortable?

• No

15. Do you have any thoughts on the people you think are in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU? i dont like feminists

16. What kind of course materials do you believe are presented in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU? nothing that i would care about

17. What activities do you think take place in a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU? sexual activities?

18. Please answer this question if you have not taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: If you were to take a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU, what would motivate you to do so?
if they gave me a scholarship to take it.
19. Please answer this question if you have taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: What motivated you to take a Women and Gender Studies course?

20. What do you think of when hear the word feminist? omg... [shakes head]

21. What do you think is a feminist? someone who would rather complain than deal with it

Thank you again for you time and effort.

4/27/2006 11:20:14 AM

23
white
former NCSU student
engineering

1. no
2. yes
3. yes
4. no
5. no
6. dont see aplicable usefulness
7.no
9. as an engineer, i dont generally interact with people in a manner that requires me to understand their perspectives. i only need to get facts communicated
10. yes
11. yes
12. yes
13. different perspectives are essential to effective learning
14. no
15. no
16. inequalities across genders
17. demonstrations and discussions of said inequalities
18. easy elective surrounded by females
20. women who think that it will be easier to inspire change by complaining about their inequality rather than working to prove their equality
21. see above

4/27/2006 11:22:04 AM

I wish I were guy so you could use my responses

4/27/2006 11:46:00 AM

22
White
Senior
CHASS

1 no
2 & 3 I’ve heard of women’s studies programs in general, I’m not sure what specifically I’ve heard about for ncsu.
4 & 5 No.
6 It’s not disinteresting material, but getting 1 major in 4 years is a lot work (especially if you switched majors more than once, or had physical injuries to slow you down, or deaths in the family etc) so there isn’t time for it if you are already going for something vocational like engineering or something else that you have an even stronger interest in like philosophy.
7 Yes
8 All academic courses have a chance to show me new information. Being a CHASS major in general you still get several professors who focus a little bit on gender issues, so I don’t think women’s study’s would be that novel or deep, but I enjoy being a student so if I had the time I would have gotten something out of a women’s studies class.
9 N/A
10 Yes
11 Yes
12 NO
13 Its not necessary, but there might be something lost without balance.
14 No. Lots of CHASS classes are like that.
15 No, I haven’t knowingly met anyone who meets the criteria as I recall.
16 Probably the rolls of women through history, important women through history, women characters in literary works like Medea & Lady MacBeth, women’s rights stuff, etc
17 Probably the same stuff that goes on in a regular class room.
18 Someone else paying for the class. Women’s issues are interesting, but there are so many interesting classes at NCSU that I didn’t get to take & I’m a graduating senior, it would take someone paying for the class to bump it high enough on the list.
19 N/A
20 Someone very interested in women’s issues. (of course people think of the stereotypes used in jokes, but I think most people can distinguish between that & reality) I’ve person met people who met & others who break the stereotype, but either way that are people very interested in women’s issues. I think probably the ones who meet it just stand out more.
21 Someone very interested in women’s issues.

4/27/2006 12:01:44 PM

23
White
Former NCSU Student
Design

1. No
2. Yes
3. No
4. No
5. No
6. Seems like it'd appeal to women mainly.
7. Yes.
8. I love discussing gender roles and such, but I do not like the title being "Women's Studies." But don't get me wrong, I also love to study women.
10. No - only if it was called "Gender Studies" rather than "Women's Studies (and Gender Studies)"
11. No.
12. No.
13. Because the title makes it for women only.
14. Hm, I find it hard to believe there's a single class at NCSU with more women than men.
15. No.
16. No comment.
17. Discussions, papers.
18. I would take it to discuss contemporary gender roles.
20. I think of those girls you see in Brooklyn that would be happy if they woke up tomorrow and all the men in NYC were gone.
21. Realistically, perhaps someone who is conscious of the female struggle in contemporary society?

-ZiP!-

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 12:07 PM. Reason : ]

4/27/2006 12:07:00 PM

why haven't they sent a woman to the moon?









cause it don't need cleaning

4/27/2006 12:29:35 PM

i thought it had a lot of dust though

-ZiP!-

4/27/2006 12:36:30 PM

A survey with self-selected participants cannot be applied to the population at large.

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4/27/2006 12:45:12 PM

Thanks to everyone that just posted, and those that already have, PM's are still welcome.

4/27/2006 12:46:03 PM

do you only want guys to answer this

I'd take a women's studies class so I could tell CHASS girls how hardcore I am to be in MAE

4/27/2006 12:49:53 PM

It was just the topic of the project, to gauge interest and views of most males concerning the WGS program since there is such a lack of male students. Feel free to do the survey, it couldn't hurt to have something additional to add, especially from a female student not in the program.

4/27/2006 12:52:50 PM

heh...i'm female, was a soc major and took the course with tomaskovic-devey so i REALLY can't take this survey

interesting though to see what the answers are about what goes on in the class...lot more than just women's studies i'll tell you that much...least in t-d's class there was

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 1:03 PM. Reason : ]

4/27/2006 1:02:22 PM

YES

but first:
I'd take a women's studies class so I could tell CHASS girls how hardcore I am to be in MAE to shut the fuck up in public
Age:
21
Ethnicity:
White
Year (please select one)
• Sophomore

College(s)
• Textiles


Thoughts about the Women and Gender Studies program and courses
1.Have you ever taken a Women and Gender Studies course?
•No

2.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Major?
•No

3.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Minor?
•Yes


4. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Major at NCSU?
•No

5. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Minor at NCSU?
•No

6. If you answered no to questions 4 and 5, are there any particular reasons?
There are other subjects I'd prefer to drop spare money and credit hours on.
7. Do you think that taking a Women and Gender Studies course would benefit you?
•No (skip to question 9)

9. Why not?
I couldn't take it seriously, and it would be mainly (I suspect) because of my classmates, not necessarily the subject matter.
10. Do you believe men have a place in the Women and Gender Studies program?
•Yes

11. Do you believe that the male point of view/voice has a place Women and Gender Studies classroom?
• Yes

12. Is the male point of view/voice necessary in a Women and Gender Studies course?
•Yes

13. Why?
Variety is always beneficial in an academic setting

14. Since most members of the Women and Gender Studies program currently are women, would being the minority in a classroom make you uncomfortable?
N/A
15. Do you have any thoughts on the people you think are in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU?
either
a) they thought it'd be any easy class for their humanities requirements
b) feminazis
c) your garden variety vapid slut
d) a masochistic male
16. What kind of course materials do you believe are presented in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU?
Family issues, home ec-type stuff, juggling families and jobs, and they might touch a bit on the humanitarian plights of female populations abroad
17. What activities do you think take place in a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU?
Reading books - some good, some a waste of time, and some a waste of time and paper. "discussions", also.
18. Please answer this question if you have not taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: If you were to take a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU, what would motivate you to do so?
It's highly unlikely that I'll ever take a WGS class at NCSU. If I did, I'd probably look forward to making snide comments about my female classmates. The subject matter damn well better be something like "Female gender as a weapon abroad" or "Vaginas in combat".

20. What do you think of when hear the word feminist?
The loudest few giving the moderate majority a bad name.

21. What do you think is a feminist?
Anyone, male or female, who refuses to accept the term "fairer gender", in its traditional use, for women. That covers a lot of ground and views, and isn't too exclusionary.

4/27/2006 1:08:41 PM

damn ambro...shocked at your responses too.

W&G needs a marketing rep...with that damn "women" tag in the title it's messing up the big picture.

4/27/2006 1:27:16 PM

all these problems started when we let women start going to school... oh how I yearn for the good ole days

4/27/2006 1:37:16 PM

oh Tdub!

your sexism is almost as funny as your racism!



you guys can burn in hell

4/27/2006 1:41:55 PM

Age: 24

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Year (please select one)
• Former NCSU student

College(s)
• Agriculture & Life Sciences



Thoughts about the Women and Gender Studies program and courses
1.Have you ever taken a Women and Gender Studies course?
•No

2.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Major?
•No

3.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Minor?
•No

4. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Major at NCSU?
•Yes

5. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Minor at NCSU?
•Yes

6. If you answered no to questions 4 and 5, are there any particular reasons?

7. Do you think that taking a Women and Gender Studies course would benefit you?
•Yes (skip to question 8)


8. In what way(s)?
I find this topic to be very interesting and I am always up for learning new things about communication and the roles of women in different societies.

9. Why not?


10. Do you believe men have a place in the Women and Gender Studies program?
•Yes

11. Do you believe that the male point of view/voice has a place Women and Gender Studies classroom?
• Yes

12. Is the male point of view/voice necessary in a Women and Gender Studies course?
•Yes

13. Why?
It is important to approach a subject from as many viewpoints as possible so that those studying the subject can get the full picture and form their opinions in an educated manor.

14. Since most members of the Women and Gender Studies program currently are women, would being the minority in a classroom make you uncomfortable?
• No (I don't know if I should be answering this though, because I am a woman...I'm just bored at work and decided to take the survey anyway)

15. Do you have any thoughts on the people you think are in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU? No. I don't know enough about these individuals to form any opinions on them.

16. What kind of course materials do you believe are presented in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU? I would imagine that this major focuses on the roles of women in different societies as well as the changing roles of women in our society. Where we have come from and where we hope to be.

17. What activities do you think take place in a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU? I have no idea.

18. Please answer this question if you have not taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: If you were to take a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU, what would motivate you to do so? Two things...1) It is an interesting subject. 2)It satisfies a degree requirement.

19. Please answer this question if you have taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: What motivated you to take a Women and Gender Studies course?

20. What do you think of when hear the word feminist? I think of people who hold the opinion that women and men should treated equally rather than separated by their gender.

21. What do you think is a feminist? A person who subscribes to the opinion stated in question #20.

4/27/2006 2:31:42 PM

Demographic

Age: 23

Ethnicity: other

Year (please select one)
• Former NCSU student
College(s)
• Engineering


Thoughts about the Women and Gender Studies program and courses
1.Have you ever taken a Women and Gender Studies course?
•No

2.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Major?
•No

3.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Minor?
•No

4. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Major at NCSU?
•No

5. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Minor at NCSU?
•No

6. If you answered no to questions 4 and 5, are there any particular reasons?
no interest in the subject

7. Do you think that taking a Women and Gender Studies course would benefit you?
•No (skip to question 9)

9. Why not?
id likely not pay much attention and thus it would have no benefit (a key reason i wouldnt take it in the first place). im sure it has some value, but im content with basic psychology's description of gender roles and the like.

10. Do you believe men have a place in the Women and Gender Studies program?
•Yes

11. Do you believe that the male point of view/voice has a place Women and Gender Studies classroom?
• Yes

12. Is the male point of view/voice necessary in a Women and Gender Studies course?
•Yes

13. Why?
to avoid bias, just like any other major. these kinds of topics can easily sway to one side if not correctly administered.

14. Since most members of the Women and Gender Studies program currently are women, would being the minority in a classroom make you uncomfortable?
• No

15. Do you have any thoughts on the people you think are in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU?
no, except im not surprised that they are mostly women. men don' t have the short end of the stick (when it comes to problems stemming from gender issues) so they don't really worry about these issues as much.

16. What kind of course materials do you believe are presented in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU?
id imagine, about the same as any other social science.

17. What activities do you think take place in a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU?
discussions, lectures, etc.

18. Please answer this question if you have not taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: If you were to take a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU, what would motivate you to do so?
it being a requirement

19. Please answer this question if you have taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: What motivated you to take a Women and Gender Studies course?
N/A

20. What do you think of when hear the word feminist?
extremism. just like any other label, you immediately think of the most extreme types. the feminazi if you will.

21. What do you think is a feminist?
being proud of and openly supporting what makes you a woman. being aware of your inherent strengths and weakness and hopefully embracing them.

4/27/2006 2:39:44 PM

here's another response from a female for you

Age: 22

Ethnicity: White

Year (please select one)
• Senior


College(s)
• Engineering


Thoughts about the Women and Gender Studies program and courses
1.Have you ever taken a Women and Gender Studies course?
•No

2.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Major?
•Yes


3.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Minor?
•Yes


4. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Major at NCSU?
•No

5. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Minor at NCSU?
•No

6. If you answered no to questions 4 and 5, are there any particular reasons?
I see little to no benefit to taking such a minor or major, and what little free classes I have i'd rather spend either learning something for my career or doing something fun.

7. Do you think that taking a Women and Gender Studies course would benefit you?
•No (skip to question 9)


8. In what way(s)?


9. Why not?
I don't see why there's any reason to learn this for anyone outside perhaps the field of psycology. I dont support where the current feminism movement is going, and seeing as how I'm female I dont see how this class would teach me anything I dont already know.

10. Do you believe men have a place in the Women and Gender Studies program?
•Yes

I believe any program at NCSU should have a place for every student, regardless of gender etc etc. I think it's stupid that this question even needs to be considered. (Not stupid that you asked it however)

11. Do you believe that the male point of view/voice has a place Women and Gender Studies classroom?
• Yes


12. Is the male point of view/voice necessary in a Women and Gender Studies course?
•Yes


13. Why?
If you only hear about any group from inside the group, you get a skewed view.
If you only hear about any group from the outside, you also get a skewed view.
To understand anyone or any group you have to both understand (although not necissarily agree with), both what other think of them and what they think of themselves.
it's far too easy to fall into extreeme and frankly, stupid, viewpoints if you dont balance your sources.

14. Since most members of the Women and Gender Studies program currently are women, would being the minority in a classroom make you uncomfortable?
N/A to the WGS program.
However I'm a female in CSC. No, being a minority doesnt bug me.

15. Do you have any thoughts on the people you think are in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU?
a. extreeme feminists.
b. girls who take easy courses (I'll refrain from commenting on my biased belief on why)
c. feminine guys. (gay or straight whatever)
d. possibly buisness majors who want to be managers regardless of gender

16. What kind of course materials do you believe are presented in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU?
Women's rights in this country and abroad.
Inequality in the workplace, military, etc what have you.
The difference between genetically being a woman and identifying as female in "gender" per se.
History of women's rights/freedoms/duties.
current popular topics related to women (Abortion, etc)


17. What activities do you think take place in a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU?
Books. Papers, Tests, discussions.

18. Please answer this question if you have not taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: If you were to take a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU, what would motivate you to do so?

An easy A, Pissing off some sororirty girls, attempting to be a voice of sanity and logic. Pointing out how extreeme feminism is anything but equal and it's quite hypocritical.

19. Please answer this question if you have taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: What motivated you to take a Women and Gender Studies course?

20. What do you think of when hear the word feminist?
"what kind of feminist are we talking about? If this is a nutcase I'm going to be pissed, if they're not, i'm interested in listening"

21. What do you think is a feminist?
Anyone promoting womens rights or supposed "equality" for women, either actively by protesting or passivly doing something else. I feel myself to be a feminist for daily proving myself the equal of my male classmates and peers, even though I have quite a few reservations about where the movement seems to be going, and disagree with quite a few other feminists on many points.
There's a wide range of views and degrees of vocalness, not to mention degrees of extreemism. Many arent, many are.

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 2:52 PM. Reason : .]

4/27/2006 2:50:35 PM

why do so many CSC folks think that the humanities are "easy A" courses?

I have a feeling that you wouldn't find the class so easy if you were to actually take it

4/27/2006 3:30:04 PM

Demographic

Age: 21

Ethnicity: caucasian

Year (please select one)
• Junior

College(s)
• Agriculture & Life Sciences
• Natural Resources

Thoughts about the Women and Gender Studies program and courses
1.Have you ever taken a Women and Gender Studies course?
•No

2.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Major?
•No

3.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Minor?
•No

4. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Major at NCSU?
•No

5. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Minor at NCSU?
•No

6. If you answered no to questions 4 and 5, are there any particular reasons?
•I don't care about women and gender studies, and how the hell would I be able to get a job with that.

7. Do you think that taking a Women and Gender Studies course would benefit you?
•No (skip to question 9)


8. In what way(s)?


9. Why not?
•See #6


10. Do you believe men have a place in the Women and Gender Studies program?
•Yes

11. Do you believe that the male point of view/voice has a place Women and Gender Studies classroom?
• Yes

12. Is the male point of view/voice necessary in a Women and Gender Studies course?
•Yes

13. Why?
•For reasons I would prefer not to disclose.

14. Since most members of the Women and Gender Studies program currently are women, would being the minority in a classroom make you uncomfortable?
• No

15. Do you have any thoughts on the people you think are in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU?
•feminazis

16. What kind of course materials do you believe are presented in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU?
•women's right, history, etc

17. What activities do you think take place in a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU?
•I have no clue

18. Please answer this question if you have not taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: If you were to take a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU, what would motivate you to do so?
•required to graduate

19. Please answer this question if you have taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: What motivated you to take a Women and Gender Studies course?

20. What do you think of when hear the word feminist?
•feminazis

21. What do you think is a feminist?
•someone for the promotion of women in society

4/27/2006 3:36:52 PM

21
white
Senior
CHASS

1. Yes
2. skip
3. skip
4. No
5. No
6. Already have a major and minor that interest me more. Also hard to see a future career in that path.
7. Yes
8. Always enjoy learning new things, especially if they are political in nature.
10. Yes
11. Yes
12. Yes
13. Is this just for 12 or the last 3? anyway, yes because every topic needs multiple points of view to be effective.
14. No
15. In the one I took a larger percentage of the class seemed to be liberal than in other politics classes.
16. History of womens movement, womens rights issues today, women's POV of other, not neccisarrily "gender specific" issues (such as gay marriage).
17. Activities? I mean, papers and out of class reading, like any other CHASS class.
18. Skip
19. It filled a requirement for my major, and seemed interesting. Plus Greene is an awesome instructor.
20. Militant bull-dykes (I know this is not accurate, its still the image I get)
21. Someone who advance the cause of women.

4/27/2006 4:06:24 PM

Quote :

"why do so many CSC folks think that the humanities are "easy A" courses? I have a feeling that you wouldn't find the class so easy if you were to actually take it"

because they are.
essays tests are fucking simple

4/27/2006 4:09:09 PM

I never got less than an A in any of my humanities classes. And I'm in CSC.

Perhaps that's why they're easy.

4/27/2006 4:13:53 PM

goddamnit... I get so sick and tired of people telling me that what I do is easy

especially when most people couldn't pull it off half as well as me

its true that the liberal arts can be as easy as you choose to make them
however, it goes the other way too

and if you ever want to get published you have to bust ass to get there

^ I'm guessing 200 level classes at NCSU

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 4:16 PM. Reason : -200 level classes at State, I always felt, were dumbed down a bit]

4/27/2006 4:15:40 PM

Quote :

" because they are. essays tests are fucking simple "

This is usually the truth, especially if the essay topic is broad and you have discussed it in class a lot. Sometimes they are difficult if you get a very narrow topic to write on.

But not all humanities classes are the same, there are easy ones and hard ones, just like math and engineering classes.

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 4:18 PM. Reason : I have made an A in all of my engineering classes, and I'm in Poli Sci. ]

4/27/2006 4:16:22 PM

thank you reasonable person

4/27/2006 4:16:58 PM

Is ther sufficient academic merit to justify a women and gender studies major?

4/27/2006 4:45:53 PM

Gender Studies is a multidisciplinary field

your answer is yes but I don't feel like going into why

4/27/2006 4:49:57 PM

Even being a humanities guy myself, I don't see that much merit in a multidisciplinary study as a major. Sure as a minor it is good, but really what career (or graduate program) does it prepare you for?

I think having majors like Women's studies and African American studies cheats people out of getting real preparation for life.

4/27/2006 4:54:09 PM

Thanks to everyone that has helped so far, I am still taking this survey for a while longer.

4/27/2006 9:41:31 PM

Demographic

Age: 21

Ethnicity: white

Year (please select one)

• Junior


Thoughts about the Women and Gender Studies program and courses
1.Have you ever taken a Women and Gender Studies course?
•No

2.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Major?
•No

3.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Minor?
•No

4. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Major at NCSU?
•No

5. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Minor at NCSU?
•No

6. If you answered no to questions 4 and 5, are there any particular reasons?
i cant really see there being a significant market for gender studies majors

7. Do you think that taking a Women and Gender Studies course would benefit you?
•Yes (skip to question 8)


8. In what way(s)?
well possibly, i typically enjoy learning about new issues and perspectives.

9. Why not?


10. Do you believe men have a place in the Women and Gender Studies program?
•Yes


11. Do you believe that the male point of view/voice has a place Women and Gender Studies classroom?
• Yes


12. Is the male point of view/voice necessary in a Women and Gender Studies course?
•Yes


13. Why?
If you don't have a male perspective the course would be a joke. You need to have more than one perspective in a class.


14. Since most members of the Women and Gender Studies program currently are women, would being the minority in a classroom make you uncomfortable?

• No

15. Do you have any thoughts on the people you think are in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU?
I don't really understand how it works as a major. I can understand the need and demand for courses, but I don't understand why anyone would major in this.

16. What kind of course materials do you believe are presented in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU?
I would assume that various articles and essays and scholarly journals are used.

17. What activities do you think take place in a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU?
lecture and discussion

18. Please answer this question if you have not taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: If you were to take a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU, what would motivate you to do so?
If class were presented that discussed women and gender studies in a field or discipline related to mine.

19. Please answer this question if you have taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: What motivated you to take a Women and Gender Studies course?

20. What do you think of when hear the word feminist?
Angry women that dwell on their problems and place blame on others. I think of militant angry women and not a more accurate picture.

21. What do you think is a feminist?
Someone who is concerned with womens rights

4/27/2006 9:58:45 PM

Females may take this as well, since many still wanted to have input, I decided to make a section in the report for the female opinion.

4/28/2006 7:55:43 AM

Quote :

"^ I'm guessing 200 level classes at NCSU"

I graduated with a degree in CSC. THank you very much. So 400 and 500 level.

4/28/2006 8:43:21 AM

wtg, im sure he meant 200 lvl humanities. i dont beleive they are easy A's. i got a B+ once (maybe 2x) in my various sociology, psychology, etc electives. i dont read the book though, so thats mostly if they throw in those trick questions.

i guarantee you could get a lot more out of those electives than i did if you tried, but lets not front; humanities are a lot easier for engineering majors than the other way around.

4/28/2006 9:29:29 AM

^agreed there. Yes, I took 200 level humanities courses. But there were people majoring in that shit struggling. I took PS205 and didn't even buy the book and got an A+. I took some harder humanities. EC301 and EC302, EC305, EC340 (econ minor). Didn't breeze through those but they were a HELL OF A LOT easier than my 300 and 400 CSC courses.

4/28/2006 10:27:42 AM

depends on the kind of humanities & the kind of non humanities course you are taking. some physics classes, like the astronomies are ridiculously easy as are some intro engineering classes. some 200 level humanities, like medieval philosophy, can be challenging.

4/28/2006 10:43:10 AM

My humanities courses: Modern American History, Modern European History, Intro to American Government, Intro to Philosophy, Intro to Economics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Financial Markets and Institutions, History and Technology, Free Market Analysis.

I found them all with the exception of Macro and Micro to be extremely easy.

4/28/2006 10:47:40 AM

http://bash.org/?180081

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<kylev> hahahahaha
<kylev> some girl just came onto our floor
<kylev> and was yelling "sexual favors for anyone who does my sociology paper"
<kylev> i just asked her what the paper was about
<kylev> and she said the accomplishments and growth of feminism
<`Neo> bahahahaha

4/28/2006 9:36:46 PM

any post hike surveys?

4/29/2006 4:21:26 PM

white, 19 years old, CHASS

1. No
2.Yes

3.Yes

4. No, not really

5. Possibly.

6. I have other things I would rather do. Nothing against WGS, its just lower on my list of priorities.

7. Yes


8. Studying any group that has been oppressed to any degree or that you simply are not a part of will increase your knowledge of said group, and knowledge is never a bad thing.


9. Why not?


10. Yes

11. Very much so.

12. probablly.

13. Women are trying to integrate themselves fully into a male dominated world. I think to better understand the attitude of men in the workplace and in society, it is neccesary for men to be involved.

14. Probablly not.

15. Not really. I would like to see what sort of carreers they are interested in.

16. ??

17. ?

18. Interest.

19. NA

20. Rosie the Riviter

21. I believe a good feminist is one who promotes equality for women. I think alot of feminist want more than equality however.

[Edited on April 30, 2006 at 7:12 PM. Reason : forgot the demographics]

4/30/2006 7:10:19 PM

where the hell is the Men and Gender Studies curriculum?

4/30/2006 9:48:20 PM

Quote :

"Demographic Age: 23 Ethnicity: White Year (please select one) • Graduate senior College(s) • Engineering Thoughts about the Women and Gender Studies program and courses 1.Have you ever taken a Women and Gender Studies course? •[Hell] No 2.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Major? •Yes •No This question makes me feel uncomfortable, so I'm skipping it. 3.Have you heard about the Women and Gender Studies Minor? •No 4. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Major at NCSU? •No 5. Would you be interested in completing the Women and Gender Studies Minor at NCSU? •No 6. If you answered no to questions 4 and 5, are there any particular reasons? Um, if I wanted a useless major/minor, I'd at least do it in English which is 5 or 6 steps up from womens studies. 7. Do you think that taking a Women and Gender Studies course would benefit you? •No (skip to question 9) 8. In what way(s)? 9. Why not? I can't see being enriched by reliving the women's rights movements of the 60s and 70s. It happened. We're equal. Lets be happy. And why isn't there a mens studies program? Oh, because that's sexist. 10. Do you believe men have a place in the Women and Gender Studies program? •Yes (the gay ones) 11. Do you believe that the male point of view/voice has a place Women and Gender Studies classroom? • Yes (to tell them that this course should be renamed "home ec") 12. Is the male point of view/voice necessary in a Women and Gender Studies course? •Yes (We have to tell them how to cook right) 13. Why? 14. Since most members of the Women and Gender Studies program currently are women, would being the minority in a classroom make you uncomfortable? • No, as long as they werent' all butches, I might like it. But that's a slim to none chance 15. Do you have any thoughts on the people you think are in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU? See 14. 16. What kind of course materials do you believe are presented in Women and Gender Studies courses at NCSU? Gina appreciation, and I am woman hear me roar 17. What activities do you think take place in a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU? Hopefully lezbo makeout sessions (not the butchy kind though) 18. Please answer this question if you have not taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: If you were to take a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU, what would motivate you to do so? Nothing, reall. 19. Please answer this question if you have taken a Women and Gender Studies course at NCSU: What motivated you to take a Women and Gender Studies course? 20. What do you think of when hear the word feminist? The word feminist and nazi pushed together... feminazi 21. What do you think is a feminist? crazy. "

4/30/2006 9:55:36 PM