Women's colleges around the world

Main article:  List of current and historical women's universities and colleges

 Women's colleges in Asia

• Asian University for Women, Chittagong,  Bangladesh
•  Bethune College, the first women's college in  South Asia
•  Ewha Womans University in South Korea.
•  Indraprastha College for Women,  Delhi (estb. 1924)
• Keisen University in Japan.
• Lady Irwin College, New Delhi (estb. 1932)
• Lahore College for Women University in Pakistan (estb. 1922)
• Jinnah University for Women, Karachi, Pakistan (estb. 1998)
• Miriam College in Quezon City, Philippines.
• Philippine Women's University, the first women's university in the Philippines and Asia.
• Sookmyung Woman's University in South Korea.
• Duksung Woman's University in Seoul, South Korea. (estb. 1920)

See also: :Category:Women's universities and colleges in India and List of current and historical women's universities and colleges in Japan

Women's colleges in Australia

• The Women's College, University of Sydney
• The Women's College, University of Queensland

 Women's colleges in Europe

 United Kingdom

• Previously Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (became co-educational in 1979)
• Previously St Anne's College, Oxford (became co-educational in 1979)
• Previously St Hugh's College, Oxford (became co-educational in 1986)
• Previously Somerville College, Oxford (became co-educational in 1994)
• Previously St Hilda's College, Oxford (became co-educational in 2008)
• Murray Edwards College, Cambridge (formerly New Hall)
• Newnham College, Cambridge
• Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge
• Previously Girton College, Cambridge
• Previously Royal Holloway, University of London (became co-educational in 1965)

 Women's colleges in the Middle East

• Royal University for Women, Kingdom of Bahrain http://www.ruw.edu.bh/main.asp
• Dubai Women's College, Dubai UAE http://dwc.hct.ac.ae/- wonderful program in Applied Media Studies
• Box Hill College, Kuwait http://www.bhck.edu.kw
• College for Women a separate faculty at Kuwait University, http://www.kuniv.edu.kw/c_woman.php
• Prince Sultan University, College for Women offers majors in Interior Design, Computer Sciences, English Language,Law and Business Studies.

http://www.psu.edu.sa/pscw

• Effat University, Jeddah Saudi Arabia http://www.effatcollege.edu.sa- this private female Higher Education Institution is based in Jeddah- and offers majors in computer science, information systems, kindergarten teaching and more
• Future Institute of Higher Education & Training for Girls, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia http://www.future-center.com/portal/

 Women's colleges in North America

 United States

Main article: Women's colleges in the United States

Women's colleges in the United States were primarily founded during the early 19th century. According to Irene Harwarth, Mindi Maline, and Elizabeth DeBra, "women's colleges were founded during the mid- and late-19th century in response to a need for advanced education for women at a time when they were not admitted to most institutions of higher education."^[1] While there were a few coeducational colleges (such as Oberlin College founded in 1833, Lawrence University in 1847, Antioch College in 1853, and Bates College in 1855), most colleges and universities of high standing at that time were exclusively for men.

 Canada

Brescia University College is Canada's only university-level women's-only educational institution. Brescia is affiliated with and located on the campus of The University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.^[2]

 See also

• Coeducation
• Men's colleges
• Men's colleges in the United States
• Single-sex education
• Gaudy Night

 References

1. ^ Harwarth, Irene. "Women's Colleges in the United States: History, Issues, and Challenges". ed.gov. http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/PLLI/webreprt.html. Retrieved 2006-10-14.
2. ^ http://www.brescia.uwo.ca/about/index.html

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