"But if women's studies is such a fast-moving and powerfully mobilising force, why is it on the verge of extinction? Some argue that reduced demand is a symptom of women's studies having had its day: feminist-inspired ideas have been absorbed and are now debated within mainstream subjects.
"Others argue that studying feminism is seen as an indulgence, an irrelevance for young women who want degrees that lead to jobs."
In Times Higher Education, Esther Oxford reports from the last remaining women's studies undergraduate program in Britain.
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