Feminist Studies

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.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
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
WORK ENVIRONMENTS:
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 Feminist Studies Major? http://www.msu.edu/~wmstdy/wsmjr1.htm Advocates for Community based Training and Education for Women Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Career Women: job listings Center for American Women and Politics Center for Women and Information Technology 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: jobs, internships Global List of Women’s Organizations International Birth & Wellness Project Institute for Woman's History: internships Iranian Feminist Journal/Website: links Jobs for Women.com: Northern CA job listings Women for Hire Women Sports Jobs Women's Studies Graduate Program PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Action for Development AGLOW International American Business Women Association American Medical Women's Association: job listing, scholarships American News Women's Club American Women in Media: jobs, internships Arab Women’s Solidarity Association Association for Women in Computing Association for Women in Mathematics: job listing, links Association for Women in Psychology Association for Women in Science: job listings Association for Women in Sports Media: job listings, internships Association for Women Journalists: job listing Association of Women Industrial Design: job listing Business and Professional Women Foundation: job listing Center for Women's Business Research Feminist for Free Expression INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence Institute for Women's Policy and Research: internships, jobs listing, fellowships Iranian Women’s Studies Foundation Men's Network Against Domestic Violence National Association For Female Executives National Association for Women Business Owners National Council of Women’s Organizations National Organization for Women: internships, jobs National Partnership for Women and Families: internships, jobs under “About Us” Wider Opportunities for Women, W.O.W.: DC job listing Women Employed. Org: internships Women for Women International: job listings Women Impacting Public Policy Women in Science: links