She is condescending and can be incredibly rude. Her voice puts me to sleep in lectures. I find it difficult to find motivation to go to class because I learn nothing in the lectures. I wouldn't recommend this class to anyone EVER

She is terrible at staying on task and does not follow the syllabus. She does lengthy and unclear lectures that are impossible to follow and take notes on. She is extremely opinionated and very condescending towards the students in her class.

Not a good prof at all. The lectures were very unclear and unorganized - often seemed like there was no point to them. Very opinionated and condescending. Not helpful at all.

This teacher is very opinionated and condescending towards her students. If your writing an essay for her, you should just argue a point that she will agree with rather than your own views. Also the lectures are useless. She is inconsistent and all over the place making note taking difficult. I would recommend not taking this class.

EXTREMELY boring/bland lecture but easy marker. You have to write 3 essays for her, as long as you argue that women were mistreated and put some effort you'll receive a good mark. It is a BIRDCOURSE. She also takes essays late with minimal penalty. She also marks participation w/ the last few lectures but does so very leniently. Take as a bird

she was the worst prof i have ever had, she did not use any technology, was way to quiet, her lectures had no concept to them, they were just random facts and the exam....... you have to write 2 full essays in 2 hours, which is the stupidest thing ever especially when she doesn't let you take notes. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH THIS PROF.

She was very unclear with what she wanted in all of the essays assigned. Tough marker and there was absolutely no structure to her lectures. If you have the choice of a different prof for this class, pick the other one.

You can skip the classes because she literally just rambles about her life and experiences, she have never mentioned ANYTHING in the assigned readings and is SUPER vague about the assignments. I went to 90% of the classes, especially the ones before the assignments are due and all she says about them are the 3 sentences on the syllabus.

Dr. Ramirez's lectures were very unorganized and she never followed the syllabus once for them. I found she would just talk about nothing for the whole class and you would be left not knowing what to write in your notes because she didn't use powerpoint or anything. Her assignments were also very unclear but she expected a lot from them.

This is probably the worst course I've ever taken. Her lectures are a disaster and it's impossible to take notes. She is an extremely hard marker with little to no feedback. You have to write 3 papers with virtually no instructions and are expected to do well. Although she seems like a sweet lady, she should not be a professor.

Going to class is an easy 5 %, which does matter because she marks hard for assignments

She uses no technology. I struggled to take notes because all she did was rant. Clearly not a feminist because all she does is discriminate against men. Her marking criteria was absolutely nuts and she gave NO insight on how she wanted the 3 papers you submit written. When you ask a question, you leave more confused. Nice lady though.

Would not recommend taking a class with her. She just rambles on all class, has no structure, no slides, no whiteboard use, and her syllabus is no where near what she rants about. She should be talking about important issues in society, instead she talks about her personal life and whatever she feels like. This class was a waste of my time.

Helen gave absolutely no feedback. She was a tough grader with specific expectations yet did not provide the specific guidelines or requirements. Her lectures lack structure. She does not follow her syllabus. She rambles on about nothing to do with the course topic. I would recommend to stay away.

She is the worst instructor I have ever had. she shows up and talks on tangents for 1.5 hours. she doesn't use slides or has notes. She doesn't use MLS and speaks quietly and doesn't care that students in the back cant hear her. she doesn't provide clear expectations for assignments and overall I suffer through this lecture twice a week.

The worst class ever. There is absolutely no structure for this class. Ramirez gives no instruction or feedback but expects you to do well. The lectures are awful. She uses no slides or powerpoint and rambles on about absolutely nothing. The lectures also don't correspond with the terrible text we have to read. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!

Helen Ramirez does not use powerpoint or any visual aid while lecturing. She has no planned outline for each lecture, she just sits on her desk and talks about her life and stories she has heard. Godlike taking meaningful notes when the teaching style is not teaching. Helen made me hate this course.

Thinking about taking WS100 as a "bird course"? Don't. 3 hour lectures where Ramirez talks (no PPTS) about topics not related to the final exam. She also talks very quietly; hard to hear/ understand her. 2 essays (have to read books), one group written project + discussion with her, and one final essay all worth a lot and she's a hard marker.

She was not specific in what she wanted for essays and her feedback was only ever a sentence long. You don't need to go to class to get a good mark. She is pretty boring to listen to as all she does is lecture with zero slides

Dr. Ramirez makes me dread going to class to be honest. From her extremely quiet voice that causes me to doze off during class, to her completely irrelevent topics of discussion. I only go to class in case any important info is covered (which we haven't really), since she does not post any slides online, let alone during class. Would not recommend.

Did not enjoy lectures with this professor what so ever. She spent an hour and 20 minutes every lecture talking about whatever popped into her head, no structure what so ever. Gives very vague instructions for papers and group projects. Gives very unclear feedback on paper. Heard she was an "easy marker" and I can assure you she is not.

Calls her lectures rants and speaks on no serious feminist issues. Hates men. Gives bad marks and no feedback. Group project where you had to go to her moms house and talk to her mom and neighbour. Complete wack job. Don't go to class, 5% participation not worth it. Nothing she says is needed for essays, just research the topic.

Very unclear about what is expected.

Speaks about her own experiences too much and is hard to follow as she talks about many different things at the same time. WS100 is not a bird course as Ramirez marks hard, and the feedback she gives is very vague and confusing.

Ramirez does nothing but speak about her own personal made-up experiences all lecture every lecture, she does not prepare you for the final examination at all, and everything is based on books that are mind-numbing. She also provides no feedback on how to improve grades moving forward and gives most people B's throughout the semester. 0 Stars.

The worst educator I have ever had. Lectures are unstructured, she made up what she was gonna say everyday. Doesn't use slides or my learning space. Only answers your emails when its convenient for her, if you have a problem she probably won't help you. Final exam was ridiculous hard but she added extra time BUT didn't tell anyone. 11/10 thumb down

Helen never had a lesson structure. She would just talk and talk and ramble and rant for the entire class. She told us there was no good way for us to take notes. No slides, she seems very triggered by lots of things, especially if you accidentally talk in class. Tough grader with absolutely no feedback whatsoever. Goodluck

Just an awful Professor I was so so excited for this class to only have it turn to rambles with a lack of structure. WOULD NEVER TAKE AGAIN

Sets you up for failure

No structure to her lectures at all. She does not provide any feedback for assignments, and barely even explains what papers are supposed to be about. Do not have lecture slides online or even in class. Even her lectures make assumptions about people's situations, backgrounds, and cultures that are very filling in the blanks. Hypocritical prof.

The worst Professor I have ever had, and that's after Post Secondary accomplishments (not Including this Bachelor's). This Professor has completely changed my intent to minor in Gender Studies. There's no structure, no organization whatsoever, hard to follow along. With her many failed attempts at Inspiration or better known as tangents. AVOID

I took WS204 and did so poorly. She gives feedback and even if followed for the next paper, you will not do as well as you expect. Her lectures are super heavy in content which is understandable for WS. On the first day of online class (WS208), she said "I am glad you will not enjoy my course, only stay if you're ready for that". Good luck!

I found her to be the most useless professor, she doesn't give proper feedback on what you can do to improve and I found her to be a hard marker. She does no lectures and babbles all the time so she is not organized when it comes to topics.

Gives no useful feedback and is super unhelpful in office hours. Lectures are all over the place. Would not recommend.

Lectures are all over the place with no real content or slides. More of her just rambling than anything. Papers provide minimal instruction and minimal feedback is provided. Papers worth 20% should have rubrics and legitimate feedback however neither will be provided to you. HARD skip on this class, max mark I ever heard of in our class was an 85..

By far one of the worst Prof's at Laurier. This prof is the most unhelpful in office hours, lectures make no sense and are just her talking about the most randomized things, if you do not hold her opinion she will hold it against you, it reflects in marks and the bias she has against certain students. Unprofessional!! Challenge her and you're done!

I was so excited for this class but have only been frustrated since starting. I think Helen is a great person and I'd love to have a glass of wine with her to discuss feminism and social issues BUT she's a horrible prof. She doesn't answer questions, she ignores students, she's very vague when describing what she wants, and she grades poorly.

Helen is very biased about certain subjects, if you have the same aggressive beliefs you will do fine in this course, otherwise this course will be an absolute nuisance. She has no clear criteria/syllabus and her lectures have nothing to do with the projects assigned. The more biased you are with your papers the higher your grade will be.

All of the assignments were papers for which she did not provide a rubric. Her lectures are extremely all over the place and have zero structure to them making them very boring to listen to. Her lack of feedback was frustrating because none of the grades were justified and there was no way to improve for the next assignment.

A horrible prof who is extremely bias and claims she doesn't "believe in rubrics" when asked for a breakdown of your mark. I would suggest you only take this course if you somehow know her opinion on all the assignments and can write exactly what she likes. I enjoyed her lectures but the assignments had nothing to do with them.

I received a B+ on all my assignments and got useless feedback. The feedback was extremely vague and proved that she is just a subjective marker. She said that she could edit my final paper for improvement. Once she edited it, she told me to change the entire paper the DAY it was due, only to give me a worse mark than all of my other papers.

Very rude, acts like we are still in high school.

SO HORRIBLE. Doesn't lecture or use slides rants abt random topics no instructions or rubrics for assignments no feedback delves into sensitive topics & speaks v graphically abt them often veers off-topic refuses to give 90's when asked how to do better simply responds with "no" overall v arrogant, insensitive and useless prof AVOID HER CLASS!

To be honest i am not sure why i bought a textbook if i didn't have to read it once in this class. The minute you get into the lecture, her rambling begins. It is very unorganized, no lecture slides, no course content, its really just listening to her ramble on random topics... she is also very bias.

BEWARE: Do not take this class!!!!! she does not provide any feedback, does not have a rubric for any assignments, and her lectures will put you to sleep. Her course outline solely contains the syllabus with zero additional resources. Tough marker if you don't agree with her opinions. Bought a textbook and never opened it once.

No rubrics, no helpful feedback on papers. When you ask her a question in person, she is frustrating/dismissive. No matter the effort you put in, she will criticize you for leaving something out which was not in the criteria, assignment instructions, lecture, etc... Stay away from this prof unless you want a headache. Please.

Taken fall 2021. Helen is the worst prof I have met. She did not follow her outline, didn't have slides, & makes up her lecture on the spot. She provides unclear marking schemes and feedback. I feel bad for the incoming first years as she primarily teaches this course. Just take it online as it's a great concept just poorly taught by Ramirez.

She graded all three of my papers twitch the exact same mark, despite various discussions before my final paper and CLEAR improvement. She neglected to give any feedback on my final paper, I highly doubt she even read it. Textbook is a waste of time.

she never provides any feedback or rubrics for any papers. the mark that you are given has no real explanation of why or where you lost marks. very opinionated. if you don't write about what she wants to hear, you will receive a bad grade no doubt. all assignment instructions are unclear and the grammar is indecipherable.

I took WS100 as a bird course, and it ended up being my lowest mark even lower than chemistry and calculus. Every single lecture she would just rant about 10 different things that were impossible to follow. Also does random in person participation in some lectures so you basically had to go. Papers were graded without explanation.

Helen Ramirez is extremely rude and makes unnecessary comments about students. Her lectures are very badly taught. As much as it is said to be an easy course, she makes going to class a very dreadful experience. Her lectures are very hard to follow, and she constantly speaks about stuff that is not relevant to the course. Would NEVER recommend it!!

I literally went to 2 of her lectures and dropped the course. She has no lecture slides and just rambles which made it so difficult to follow along. Plus she sometimes doesn't speak clearly and so I have no clue what she's saying. Lots of people in my class looked like they wanted to leave the class, so I'd just stay away from her course

I love Gender studies but absolutly hated this class. The prof would ramble without any clear train of thought, often times it got extremely repetitive. I also found she would throw out incorrect facts, that were dated or just entirely untrue. Grading was inconsistent with no rubric or feedback provided. The prof seemed nice but the class was rough

Wouldn't recommend with Ramirez ever. You're better off taking it online. No notes, no reminders or explanations on assignments and a very draining atmosphere.

Worst prof I've ever had. She rambles on and on in her lectures. She assigns multiple papers, yet provides no rubric or actual feedback. NEVER TAKE HER CLASS.

This professor mumbles most of the time during lectures and takes discussions way off topic . Never explains assignments or gives reminders that an assignment is due ahead of time and ifo you do not complete the assignment on time or at all then your mark is cooked. I would definitely not recommend taking any of her class ever again.

This course was extremely disorganized and frustrating. Assignment instructions did not align with grading, and it felt like the professor expected students to know what she wanted without clearly stating expectations. Following feedback made no difference to grades, and questions were met with dismissive responses. Avoid if possible.

I would never take this prof again, I usually do super well in women and gender studies classes but she is very disorganized.