Name: Sophie Sitar
Year in school: Sophomore
Majors and minors: Undeclared Major, but heavily leaning towards psychology.
Minoring in Gender and Women's Studies!
Hometown: Chatham, NJ
Favorite place you’ve ever traveled to: The summer before freshman
year at Villanova, my two best friends from high school and I spent a month
backpacking Europe. We stayed in hostels and slept together on a single twin
bed every night. We lived on nothing while experiencing everything. My favorite
place of the trip had to be Interlaken, Switzerland. The water, the mountains,
the people, the food- just all of it felt surreal.
Favorite GWS class: I actually just declared my minor a few weeks ago and recently
transferred from the nursing school to the college of arts, so I have not taken
classes yet. I am set to take Gender and the World as well as Sports and
Society in the spring so I am very excited.
Why do you study GWS/why is it important to you?
Growing
up I was raised in a socially liberal home where I was constantly pushed to be
independent and self-reliant. My parents have always supported my endeavors but
they have taught me how important it is to pursue your ambitions and be able to
rely on yourself to live the life you want. Women generally are not pushed to
follow this simply because they are often seen as a more "sensitive"
or "weaker" sex. While this stereotype is constantly evolving, many
women are not striving for their potentials because society limits their goals
and degrades their abilities. I am studying GWS because I want to help other
women become independent and not relent on others. Everyone deserves an equal
chance and should push themselves to reach their goals. Limitations based on
sex need to stop being so apparent in today’s society.
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