Women and Gender Studies

Career Paths

For more information about specific careers, please check with SUNY Brockport's Office of Career Services, Drake Memorial Library, or people working in the field. You may also write to the National Women's Studies Association, 7100 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, College Park, MD 20740. An excellent text that is highly recommenced is Women's Studies Graduates: The First Generation by Barbara Luebke and Mary Ellen Reilly, New York: Teachers College Press, 1995.

Career Paths with a Bachelors in Women's Studies

Government Employee Personnel Manager Fund Raiser Law Manager Physician Union Organizer Psychotherapist Nurse/Midwife Cultural Affairs Officer Teacher/professor Librarian Social Worker Public Health Worker Minister/Rabbi Energy Conservation

Designer Psychologist Pilot Journalist Counselor Town Manager Archivist Art Therapist Recreational Therapist Physical Therapist Writer Artist Police Person

Hiring Institutions

Adoption and Child Agencies Churches/Synagogues/Mosques Business Corporations Labor Department College and Schools Municipal, County, State, National Government Non-profit Organization's Education Department Civil Rights Commission Labor Department Social Security Administration Vista/Americorp Health & Human Services Peace Corps Housing and Urban Development

Human Rights Organizations Hospitals Battered Women's Shelters Labor Unions Girl Scouts Legal Services Law Firms Planned Parenthood Agencies Rehabilitation Facilities Nursing Homes Colleges/Universities Publishing Houses Scholarly Associations

Marketable Skills

Diversity Training Conflict Resolution Research/Analysis of Information/Data Project Design Leadership Organizing Ideas Evaluating Team-building Skills

Writing Editing Creativity Self-discipline Critical Thinking Planning Public Speaking Interviewing