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Careers
in Women's Studies
Women's
Studies is a flexible, versatile degree that can be used in many
careers. Women's Studies gives students a strong education in writing,
critical thinking, research, public presentation, and leadership
skills that are valuable in many fields. In addition, many employers
are increasingly aware that they need to deal with gender and diversity
issues in the workplace. Women's Studies majors are attractive to
them because they are trained to deal with these issues.
Women's
Studies graduates work in a wide range of careers, including social
change and nonprofit organizations, where they apply what they've
learned in college to real life problems.
Women's
Studies majors are also often interested in law, medicine, criminal
justice, and other professional fields that are oriented towards
helping people and increasing social justice.
Finally,
Women's Studies majors and minors often go on to graduate or professional
schools. Most often, the graduate degrees they seek are not in Women's
Studies, but in fields where women's studies scholarship is a fast
growing area such as History, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology,
English, and many other areas.
Recent
graduates work in a variety of positions:
- Director
of YWCA
- Multi-county
Transit and Youth Activities
- Reporter
for KQED
- Customer
Specialist for US West
- Researcher
for WA State Legislature in Olympia
- Women's
Health Care
- Children's
Advocate
- Medical
Clinic Administrator
- Social
Worker
- Computer
Information Systems Specialist
- Homeless
Shelter Coordinator
- Pharmaceutical
Ad Agency
- Food
Safety Coalition
- Breast
Cancer Support Group
- International
Education Advisor
- Battered
Women's Center Administrator
- Lobbyist
- Public
Relations
- Women'
Studies Teaching
- Educational
Administration
- Fine
Arts
- Human
Relations & Resources
- Dietician
- Early
Childhood Education
- Secondary
Education
- Court
Facilitator
- Web
Design
- Construction
- YMCA,
Youth Program Director
Some
graduates pursue graduate study in a variety of
fields, including:
- Women's
Studies
- Anthropology
- American
Studies
- Sociology
- Law
- Communications
- Library
Science
- Psychology
- Nursing
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Pictured
are Bree Callahan '02 presenting Mary Bloodsworth-Lugo with the
2002 Sue Armitage Faculty Award
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