The best reason to major in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is because the issues are fascinating to you, but the major can also help to prepare you for a number of different careers. Here are a few of the professions an education in women's and gender studies positions students to pursue:

• social work
• human resources
• criminal justice
• healthcare
• marketing and public relations
• public relations
• public policy
• education
• journalism
• international development
• mental health counseling

Skills cultivated in our courses:

• Apply research to social and cultural problems and identify solutions
• Seek out marginalized perspectives and the insights that can be drawn from them
• Awareness of the diversity of women's experience related to race, class, and sexual orientation as well as gender
• Examine connections between personal experience and issues of social justice
• Foster civic engagement skills by making links between community, business, education, and government organizations
• Develop critical thinking skills by analyzing accepted gender norms and supporting alternatives through research and argumentation
• Recognize fundamental gender dynamics embedded in organizations and institutions, and design strategies to reduce disparities and improve effectiveness.

USEFUL LINKS
https://www.montclair.edu/chss/gender-sexuality-womens-studies/careers/  Career information. 

Ms. Magazine: What I'm Doing With My Women's Studies Degree - an article highlighting how Women's Studies alums have used those experiences in their various career paths


Women's Studies Careers - Click on the "read more" tab to hide the advertisements, in order to get to a list of possible careers, how to prepare for those careers, and a description of the skills learned in Women's Studies programs (helpful language to explain to potential employers how your Women's Studies minor enhances your qualifications).