Career Planning:
Women and Gender Studies majors are qualified for a wide range of challenging and rewarding careers. Our students have gone on to careers in fields such as law, medicine, government, public health, public policy, social work, teaching, counseling, advocacy, media, public relations, education, politics, fundraising, small business development, librarianship, and arts administration. With the critical thinking, writing, speaking, and leadership skills you have learned in your studies here, you can help聽Change the World!
Check out what some of our alums are doing with their degrees here.
Here are some sources to start looking for your ideal job:
- 罢丑别听National Women Studies Association听(狈奥厂础)听
- Career Services at CU:
- Feminist Majority Foundation Career Center:听
- Search for聽international development, NGO, and non-profit jobs听补迟
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- 贵颈苍诲听non-governmental organization聽job opportunities with聽
- Search for jobs specializing in聽women, family, human rights, and civil liberties, at
Graduate Students:
UNICEF offers the聽New and Emerging Talent Initiative (NETI)聽program for those interested in an international career with UNICEF:听 as well as a job board:
Finding opportunities through CU's Career Services:
Graduate School:
A degree in Women and Gender Studies prepares you for a number of different graduate degree options. You can earn an M.A. or Ph.D. in Women and Gender Studies, or use what you鈥檝e learned to earn graduate degrees in fields like Law, Business, Medicine, Sociology, Anthropology, International Affairs, History, Philosophy or Social Work 鈥� just to name a few!
- Smith College maintains a list of聽Graduate Programs in Women and Gender Studies听补迟
- Check out all the聽Graduate Programs available at CU Boulder:听
- CU鈥檚 Career Services has all the information on聽GRE鈥檚 and other Professional Exams:
- PhDs.org has compiled a list all graduate programs by subject, and lets you filter results by location, tuition, demographics, and degree type. It also shows facts and statistics about each school to help you make an informed decision. Check out this list of graduate programs in Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies:听
Here鈥檚 some great advice on applying for graduate schools:
- How to get great recommendations:听
- Example of a student resume:听
- General advice from Application to Career:听