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Abstract
Point/Counterpoint is a regular feature of the Journal of Social Work Education. Its purpose is to provide a vehicle for the expression of contrasting views on controversial topics in social work education. Our goal is to explore the diverse perspectives that are shaping social work education. In this issue, Cheryl Hyde (Assistant Professor, Boston University, and Mary Bricker-Jenkins (Associate Professor, Temple University) discuss the merits of women's studies versus gender studies.
Authors' note: Rather than engage in the usual format, which we found polarizing, we decided to try an “internet dialogue.” Through this process, we were able to identify points important to us, ideas that needed clarity, areas where we agreed and disagreed. More important, we were able to “listen” to and learn from one another because we were more wedded to figuring out how to build a feminist liberatory praxis than in scoring debate points. We see our dialogue as a starting point and, in the spirit that guided us, hope that others will join us.