Post-Graduate Information

There are countless possibilities open for a career that will put your Women Studies major into use. Women Studies emphasizes the roles of women in society and draws from humanities, arts, and social and biological sciences. A Women Studies major can allow for career opportunities in public, private, non-profit, and government organizations. Here is just a sample of the wide-ranging careers in which Women Studies majors/minors have gone on to work in.

Possible Career Opportunities

• Arts
• Business
• Communications
• Community Leadership
• Counseling
• Education
• Government Organizations
• Health Care and Women’s Health Care Centers
• Law
• Marketing
• Non-Profit and Advocacy Work
• Public Policy
• Psychologist
• Social Work
• Child/Family Therapist
• University Professor
• Women’s Rights Organizations

Here are Some Helpful Websites with Even More Career Suggestions

• Career Opportunities for Majors in Women's and Gender Studies
• Career Opportunities for a Women’s Studies Major
• Portland State University Career Center
• Women’s Studies Career and Life Choices