Women's Studies Courses and Certifications

BGS-002: Gender, Science, Technology and Society

Explore how gender shapes science, technology, STEM workplaces, and local knowledge through feminist critiques and alternatives.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

Women Studies

2 ratings

Learn about the Nature of State & Women Empowerment in India, Violence against Women and Harassment of Women at Work place and other Women Issues in India in this course on Women Studies

• YouTube
• 14 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Women's Writing as Representation

Explore how women's writing serves as a powerful form of representation, examining literary voices and perspectives that challenge traditional narratives and cultural norms.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Women's Autobiographies and Identity Formation

Explore how women's autobiographical narratives shape and reflect identity formation through personal storytelling and self-representation.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Textile Prison - Shame, Femininity, and the Bhadramahila in Colonial Bengal

Explore how colonial Bengal's bhadramahila navigated shame, femininity, and dress codes while balancing tradition with modernity in the public sphere.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Participação das Mulheres na Sociedade e nas Organizações

13 ratings at Coursera

Explora conceitos de gênero e a participação histórica, social e corporativa das mulheres, destacando desigualdades e tendências contemporâneas.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Workplace Revolution

Workplace Revolution with Amy Nelson, Chase Jarvis

• CreativeLive
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

China Women's University

走进女性的政治世界

以社会性别平等视角比较中外女性政治家的从政道路，理解妇女参政历史、地域差异与发展趋势。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

China Women's University

全球化、性别与发展

从社会性别视角研究和评估公共政策，聚焦全球化背景下妇女发展的12个优先领域。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Smith College

Psychology of Political Activism: Women Changing the World

Learn what motivates prominent women such as Gloria Steinem, Loretta Ross, and others to become involved in activism in this political psychology course.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Women and Entrepreneurship

Examines how gender, socio-cultural conditions, economics, and policy shape women's entrepreneurial journeys and inclusive ecosystems.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 12, 2026
• Free Online Course

Women's Health and Nutrition

An interdisciplinary feminist course examines women’s health and wellbeing across the lifespan through social, cultural, economic, policy, and intersectional perspectives, especially in India.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 12, 2026
• Free Online Course

IIT Roorkee;  NPTEL

Partition Of India In Print Media And Cinema

Explore how post-1947 Indian literature and cinema portray Partition through feminist perspectives, survivor accounts, displacement, memory, home, and diaspora.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Global Campus of Human Rights

Women at the Forefront of Democratic Change

Explores how women’s movements challenge authoritarianism, resist democratic backsliding, and help build more inclusive democracies.

• Independent
• 4 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Royal Institution

How Neurononsense Keeps Women in Their Place - with Gina Rippon

A critique of neurosexism examines how brain imaging and claims of hardwired gender differences are used to explain women’s roles and gender gaps.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video