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Feminist Studies

A degree in Feminist Studies illuminates women’s lives and histories from multiracial and transnational perspectives. Feminist scholarship emphasizes the ways in which systems of domination based on racism, sexism, homophobia, and classism intersect. Graduates' knowledge about power relationships and injustice often leads them to choose careers in government, law, and politics, because they are determined to use their skills to change the world, many in their own communities. The interdisciplinary nature of women's studies is also an excellent preparation for careers in education and library science, requiring expertise in finding and using information on contemporary social issues. Some Feminist Studies majors choose the medical professions, where their expanded insights and sensitivity to social concerns proves useful.

Advocate
Announcer
Archivist
Artist
Clinic coordinator
Congressional fellow
Consultant
Counselor
Development Officer
Director:
battered women’s center
hospital foundation executive
program for inner-city teenagers
rape crisis program
Doctor:
OB- GYN
sexual assault
Editor
Educator:
HIV prevention
sexual abuse
Entrepreneur
Events coordinator
Film-casting assistant
Film producer
General contractor
Journalist
Law enforcement officer

Lawyer
Librarian
Lobbyist
Manager:
cooperative grocery
energy conservation
public and government relations
Minister
Musician
Nurse-midwife
Photographer
Policy maker
Professor
Program developer
Publicist
Publisher
Researcher
Social worker
Teacher
Therapist:
art
clinical
occupational
physical
recreational
Union organizer
Writer

Advertising agencies
Banks/financial institutions
Educational institutions
Film /video studios
Fitness/wellness center
Foundations
Government agencies:
Civil service
Health authorities
Local, county, state, federal
International outreach programs
Juvenile detention court/centers
Labor unions
Companies aiming to increase the profile of women employees
Libraries
Lobbying groups
Health and welfare agencies
Hospitals/clinics

In one’s home
Insurance companies
Magazines/newspaper companies
Marketing firms
Museums
Non-profit organizations
Prisons
Professional sports teams
Professional/trade associations
Radio/TV stations
Rehabilitation centers
Residential centers
Research facilities
Social services agencies
Theatres
Youth/teen center
White House
Women's shelters/safe housing

WHAT SOME UCSC FEMINIST STUDIES MAJORS ARE DOING:
(some of these careers require advanced degrees)

Business
Financial Executive Search Recruiter
Bookstore Supplies Buyer
Co-Director, Common Earth Adventures for Women
Human Resources Manager
Spa/Salon Coordinator
Office Manager
Admin. Assistant to a Silicon Valley CEO

Education
High School Teacher/English Dept. Chairperson
Owner/director of a farm-based kindergarten
Case Manager, Community Service Agency
Assistant Director childcare center
University Assistant Professor – Women’s Studies

Health
Doctor
Community Health Outreach Worker
Health Services Project Administrator

Law
Attorney, Consultant, Lecturer
Attorney & Instructor
Domestic Violence Victim Counselor

Media/Publications
Magazine Freelance Writer/Researcher
Independent Film Maker/Producer
Editor
Self-Employed Film Publicist

Production Artist Social and Public Service
Director of Counseling Services
Rape Crisis Center Community Ed. Coordinator
UCLA Graduate Student - MPH Public Health
Women's Crisis Support Center Community Educator
Speech Pathologist
Girl Scouts, Program Development Director
AmeriCorps, Director of Training
Food Bank Program Manager

SOME OF THE MARKETABLE STILL OF FEMINIST STUDIES MAJORS:

• Ability to evaluate empirical and normative theories of gender construction and inequality
• Analyze competing perspectives
• Co-operative teamwork skills
• Critical and analytical skills, creative approaches to problem solving, and the ability to articulate productive alternatives
• Data collection and analysis
• Familiar with the strategies and organizational skills needed to address gender inequalities
• Identify and analyze gender-based assumptions and biases and to recognize
• Knowledge of the conditions of women in various cultures and societies
• Oral, written and presentation skills
• Understand women's struggles, achievements, and contributions in past and present societies and across cultures from a feminist perspective
• Understanding of both the causes and consequences of women's subordination

WEB RESOURCES:

What can you do with a Women's Studies Major?
http://www.msu.edu/~wmstdy/wsmjr1.htm
Career Women (job listings)
Center for Law and Social Policy
Directory of Low Income Organizations Working on Welfare Issues
Feminist Majority Foundation (full-time job openings, internships with feminist and progressive organizations and links)
Global Fund for Women
Iranian Feminist Journal/Website
Jobs for Women.com (Northern CA job listings)
The Network for Women (job listings)
Women's Media, Communication and News Sources (links)
Women's Organizations
Women Sports Jobs
Women's Studies Department (links to organizations, programs, directories, etc.)
Women's Studies Graduate Program
WWWomen (Search Directory for Women)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

Action for Development
Advocates for Community based Training and Education for Women
AGLOW International
American Business Women Association
American Medical Women's Association
American News Women's Club
American Women in Radio and TV
Association for Women in Computing
Association for Women in Mathematics
Association for Women in Psychology
Association for Women in Science (job listings)
Association for Women in Sports Media (job listings)
Association for Women Journalists
Association of Labor Assistance and Childbirth Educators
Association of Women Industrial Design
BayArea Media Network
Business and Professional Women/USA
Business Women Network
Center for American Women and Politics
Center for Women's Business Research
Feminist for Free Expression
Institute for Women's Policy and Research (internships)
Men Against Domestic Violence (links)
National Association For Female Executives
National Organization for Women
National Partnership for Women and Families (internships)
Wider Opportunities for Women, W.O.W. (internships)
Women Employed. Org