When students browse through course guides to hunt for majors, they do not find women's health listed as an option. But LSA senior Mona Kumar and LSA junior Valerie Press hope to change that. During a summer internship at Michigan Initiative for Women's Health, the women screened bulletins from all 19 of the University's schools and colleges. Kumar and Press presented their finished product to a host of administrators interested in women's issues on campus.
Students can participate in policy-making.
Kumar and Press said their goal was to educate students about the wide range of courses available on women's health and to suggest areas of improvement to the University. But their project met with many obstacles along the way. Press said she is frustrated with professors who do not acknowledge that their courses pertain to women's health. Kumar said the field has been neglected and is worthy of more attention from professionals in all disciplines. Kumar, a women's studies major, said women's issues are not always respected in the institutional world and admitted she is nervous about applying to medical school this year given her image as a women's advocate.