Gender Studies
Explore the BA in Gender Studies and find out about program requirements, courses and faculty.
Career Possibilities
The options below are a starting point to explore potential career paths. Additional training, and experiential learning may be needed to pursue these possibilities.
Acquired Skills
- Strong reading comprehension, writing and speaking skills
- Ability to observe and analyze introspectively
- Sensitivity to & understanding the needs and emotions of others
- Evaluates and solves problems
- Interpersonal communication
- Ability to interact with people of varying genders, races, ages & backgrounds
- Critical thinking
- Listening to others’ thoughts and ideas
- Insight to deal effectively with people
- Research
- Communicating between cultures
- Organizing and testing ideas
- Planning and administering programs
- Connecting with communities
Career Titles
- Advocate
- Archivist
- Arts Administrator
- Career Counselor
- Community Affairs Specialist
- Community Service Agency Director
- Consumer Advocate
- Counselor
- Editor
- Financial Planner
- Foundation Administrator
- Fund Raiser
- Grant Writer
- Health Care Practitioner
- Human Resources Administrator
- Job Developer
- Journalist
- Law Enforcement
- Lawyer
- Librarian
- Lobbyist
- Market Research Analyst
- Planned Parenthood Counselor
- Professor
- Psychologist
- Public Policy Specialist
- Public Relations Specialist
- Reporter
- Researcher
- Sexual Abuse/Sexual Assault Educator
- Social Worker
- Teacher
- Volunteer Services Coordinator
- Women’s Rights Activist
Types of Organizations that Hire
- Not-for-Profit
- Community Agencies
- Government Agencies
- Educational Institutions
- Law Firms
- Foundations
- Social Service Agencies
- Health Care Facilities
- Counseling Centers
- Public Relations Firms
- TV, Radio & Cable Broadcast Companies
- News Agencies
- Magazines/Newspapers
- Publishing Houses
- Museums
- Corporations
Career Information and Professional Association Links
National Women’s Studies Association
U.S. Department of Labor for Women
National Women’s Council
National Organization for Women
American Association of University Women
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Online resource with Job descriptions, growth forecasts & salary
Job Search Links
Career Development Center - Click on Purchase JobScore to access jobs posted for Purchase students and alumni
Feminist Jobs - Feminist Majority Foundation Career Center
PlannedParenthood - Search for Jobs and Volunteer opportunities
Women in Business and Industry - Career Opportunities and resources
Idealist - Nonprofit site, internships and jobs
SocialService.com - Social Service Job Site -
NonProfitJobs - Jobs and internship
HigherEd Jobs in higher education
Women For Hire - Career information and job board
Human Rights Careers - Discover current opportunities and explore human rights career paths that suit you best