Women's Studies Careers
Why Major In Women's Studies?
Classes in the program provide students with the knowledge to understand how psychological, social and historical forces, organized by the central concept of gender, shape them as individuals. Majoring in Women's Studies gives students a more in-depth understanding of human behavior, society and culture. Students will become familiar with the experiences of women with a different cultural and racial background, economic class and sexual orientation.
Students will be able to use analytical and critical skills gained in their courses of study in activities beyond the college campus, in their professional careers and throughout their lives as women. Students will also explore who they are and examine what it means to be a woman in society with reflection on issues confronting women in the United States and globally.
You can apply your Women's Studies degree to:
- Advanced degrees in every discipline with emphasis on feminine scholarship
- Corporate America where a knowledge of the changing work force is a critical asset
- Professions such as lawyers and physicians that focus on providing women-centered services
- Community agencies such as substance abuse programs and battered women's shelters
- Public sector opportunities in local, state and national government
- The arts to encourage the creative talents of women
What can you do with a degree in Women's Studies?
A Women's Studies degree can lead to a career in a variety of fields, including the arts, business, computers, education, health care, human services, politics and law, social work and psychology, and sports.
- Arts
- Business
- Computers
- Education
- Health Care
- Politics and Law
- Social Work and Psychology
- Sports
- Learn more about Women's Studies career paths
- Actress
- Author
- Arts administrator
- Concert Producer
- Dance Studio Owner
- Film and video maker
- Freelance video producer
- Host of a radio station
- Poet
- Performer Producer/director/filmmaker
- Self-employed artist
- Textiles Curator
- Administrative assistant
- Analyst
- Business management
- Clerk
- Commercial property management
- Small business owner
- Department store manager
- District sales manager
- International banking consultant
- Marketing manager
- Reservations agent
- Secretary
- Technical information specialist
- Analyst
- Computer programmer
- Database administrator
- Technician
- Admissions counselor
- Area coordinator
- Instructor/teacher
- Curriculum specialist
- Counselor
- Librarian
- Researcher
- Research technician
- Professor at a college/university YWCA
- Fitness Instructor
- Nutrionist
- Health coordinator
- Medical assistant
- Work at women's health centers
- Reproductive Health Counselor
- Community Health Specialist
- Midwife
- Nurse's aid Obstetrics and gynecology
- Human Services
- Elder care worker
- Hotline assistant coordinator
- Investigator of care and protection cases Recreational therapist
- Technical resource specialist
- Relief staff
- District organizer
- Local political official
- Mayoral campaign worker
- Political organizer
- Public affairs specialist
- Lawyer
- Staff attorney
- Legal aid attorney
- Foreign service
- Women's advocacy group
- Intake coordinator
- Case manager
- Counselor
- Social worker
- Program director
- Psychologist
- Therapist
- Elderly services
- Sports marketing
- Coach of women's sports team
- Physical Education
- Team Owner
