Career Opportunities

Students in the department are introduced to new analytical, theoretical and creative frameworks to enable them to understand, critique and transform themselves and the world around them. Through teaching, activism, scholarly and creative production and community engagement, the department provides analytical and critical tools to equip students for careers in a broad range of fields, including but not limited to nonprofits/NGOs, social services, health care, art production, publishing, education, social justice and law.

Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies provides the background for students to understand, critique and transform themselves and the world around them. Through teaching, activism, scholarly and creative production and community engagement, the department provides analytical and critical tools to equip students for careers in a broad range of fields, including but not limited to nonprofits/NGOs, social services, health care, art & media production, publishing, education, government and international development agencies, social justice and law.

Bachelor-Level Job Titles

• Clinical Research Coordinator
• Fundraiser 
• High School Teacher
• Human Resource Specialist
• Marketing Research Specialist
• Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
• Social and Human Services Assistant 
• Social Science Research Assistant
• Staff and Legislative Assistant   
• Technical Writer
• Training and Development Specialist

Graduate- and Professional-Level Job Titles

• Attorney
• College Professor or Administrator
• Nonprofit Director
• Social Worker

Professional Associations and Resources

• Feminist Majority Foundation
• National Organization for Women
• National Women’s Council

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