Netherlands: International Perspectives on Sexuality and Gender

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Study the history, cultural norms, and political structures that help shape attitudes towards sexuality and gender.

Pragmatic, socially liberal Netherlands is known for tolerance and openness, but issues of gender and sexuality are now a visible fault line between cultures in this increasingly multicultural society.

Internationally, the Netherlands promotes gender as a crucial aspect of economic and social development, and provides material support to women’s and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) organizations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Based in Amsterdam, students explore the intersections of Dutch and international perspectives. Students select one Sexuality and Gender Seminar program module from choices including Critical Theory, Tolerance and Sexual Health Education, or Filmmaking with a Sexuality and Gender Lens (offered fall semester only). Each student also chooses a Field Study practicum with a Dutch or international organization.

Lecturers are drawn from institutions such as:

• University of Amsterdam
• University of Leiden 
• Rutgers/NISSO Group
• World Population Foundation
• International Criminal Tribunal on the former Yugoslavia

Browse this program's Independent Study Projects/Undergraduate Research

SIT Netherlands sponsors successful Forum on Sexuality and Development giving students the chance to network, interview, and introduce high-level speakers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HIVOS, Mama Cash, and PSI Europe. Participants discussed how sexuality is related to the UN’s Millennium Development Goals, global poverty reduction, and international development. See program flyer.