Employment Opportunities

Should I be thinking about my career?: YES!!!!

  • Join LinkedIn
  • Join Handshake
  • Write your resume
  • Get references from professors
  • Find your campus mentor
  • Visit the Career Center
  • Think about internships
  • Work with your advisor to map out your courses and future

Unique Skills in WGST Classes

  • Develop Critical Thinking Skills
  • Understand the connections between local and global issues
  • Develop oral communication skills
  • Cultivate critical digital and literacy skills
  • Strengthen writing skills
  • Integrate activism with theory and research

Career Planning

Yes!  There are jobs for women’s & Gender Studies Majors!

  • Campaign Organizer
  • Congressional Aide
  • Consumer Advocate
  • Diversity Consultant
  • Environmental Advocate
  • Fundraiser
  • Grant Writer 
  • Non-Profit Worker
  • International Development Specialist
  • Journalist & Podcaster
  • Policy Analyst
  • Reproductive Health Services Associate
  • LGBTQ+ Advocate
  • Disability Resource Advocate

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