Career Opportunities


Women and Gender Studies Career Opportunities

The Women and Gender Studies Program at Dominican provides an outstanding Liberal Arts education. Students in this major will graduate with exceptional critical thinking, writing and communication skills. The interdisciplinary courses they take will prepare them to pursue careers in many fields including the arts, business, education, health care, media, politics and law, social work, and sports. Other students may continue their education and go to graduate school in fields such as administration, anthropology, arts, counseling, education, history, humanities, international studies, law, library science, philosophy, psychology, public health, public policy, social work, and sociology.

In a national study conducted by Barbara F. Luebke and Mary Ellen Reilly more than 50 occupations in which graduates were currently employed were listed. Some careers pursued by Women and Gender Studies graduates are:

The Arts

    • arts administration
    • author
    • film casting
    • self employed artist

Business

    • domestic and international trade
    • telecommunications
    • public and government relations
    • own business

Education

    • elementary education
    • library services
    • graduate studies administraion
    • post-secondary education consultation

Health Care

    • health administration
    • obstetrics and gynocology
    • philanthropic coordination
    • reproductive health counseling

Media

    • advertising
    • grant writing
    • journalistic reporter
    • media activism

Politics and Law

    • law
    • political lobbying
    • public service
    • social activism

Social Work and Psychology

    • clinical research
    • human resources
    • marriage and family therapy
    • social work

Sports

    • sports marketing
    • coaching
    • sports administraion
Sources For More Information:

Women's Studies Graduates: The First Generation, by Barbara F. Luebke and Mary Ellen Reilly (New York: Teachers College Press, 1995).

This web-page contains many useful links: www.american.edu/cas/wgs/useful_links.cfm 

 




 

 

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