Women's Studies; Gender and Cultural Studies Careers
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Descriptive Career Information
Career Opportunities for Women’s Studies Majors: An Annotated Bibliography
Created by the University of Michigan.
What can I do with this Major?: Women's Studies
This site created by the University of Tennessee and provided by the Career Education Center at Simmons College allows you to click on MAJORS of interest to see outlines of common career areas, employers, and strategies designed to maximize career opportunities. Choose LINKS to find a list of websites that provide additional information.
Volunteer Opportunities
Boston Pride
The Boston Pride Committee, serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and allied community, works to enhance the visibility of Boston's LGBT community through a week of events each June, in conjunction with year-round activities, to promote LGBT awareness, dignity, and understanding.
Junior League of Boston
The Junior League of Boston (JLB) was established in 1906 by young women interested in educating other young women in how to address and resolve the community problems and needs of the greater Boston Metro area. Community service focus is the health and education of women and children.
Mass NARAL
Our mission is to develop and sustain a grassroots constituency that uses the political process to guarantee every woman the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices, including preventing unintended pregnancy, bearing healthy children and choosing safe, legal, accessible abortion.
The Women's Union
Crittenton Women's Union transforms the course of low-income women's lives so that they can attain economic independence and create better futures for themselves and their families. It does so by: providing safe housing, caring supports, education, and training programs; innovating new programmatic designs based on research and client experience; using this knowledge and experience to shape public policy and achieve social change.
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Internship Opportunities
Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) Internship Program
Information about internships offered by the Feminist Majority Foundation.
National Organization for Women (NOW) Internship Program
Information on internships with NOW, listing of colleges that sponsor scholarships, and FAQS.
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Graduate School Information
Artemis Guide to Women’s Studies in the U.S.
This guide includes close to 400 Women’s Studies programs in the U.S.
Brain Track
This directory provides profiles on over 10,000 higher education institutions in 194 countries, including information on programs, tuition, financial aid, number of degrees awarded, athletic financial aid, student demographics, admissions, and similar schools. Also includes career descriptions for a variety of fields.
MassCIS Graduate School
The Massachusetts Career Information System (MassCIS) is available to Massachusetts residents and includes an Education & Training section. Click on "Graduate School Sort" to create a list of schools matching your preferences.
Note: a username and password are not necessary to enter the site. Click on 'Adult' to get to the login page. Then simply fill out the bottom half of the login page with a town, zip code, and type of user.
Smith College - Graduate Programs in Women's Studies
This list of certificate, masters, and Ph.D. programs is updated several times a year and maintained by Smith College.
Women’s Studies Programs, Department, & Research Centers
Links to over 700 Women’s Studies programs (including “gender studies”) in the U.S.A and around the world. This resource was put together by Joan Korenman from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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Fellowships, Grants, and Scholarships
MassCIS Financial Aid
The Massachusetts Career Information System (MassCIS) is available to Massachusetts residents. Once in the site, click on 'Financial Aid'.
Note: a username and password are not necessary to enter the site. Click on 'Adult' to get to the login page. Then simply fill out the bottom half of the login page with a town, zip code, and type of user.
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Job Hunting
Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) - Feminist Career Center
A regularly-updated job bank listing available positions with feminist and progressive organizations nationwide.
National Women's Studies Association (NWSA)
The NWSA job bank features openings in Women's Studies programs, departments, and women's centers around the country. The web site also has a students' area, CFP's (call for papers), discussion lists, and scholarship information.
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Job listings, internships, and volunteer opportunities at the largest feminist activist organization in the United States.
Planned Parenthood
Employment opportunities at Planned Parenthood Federation and health centers across the country, including administrative and nursing jobs.
NARAL Pro-Choice America Job Bank
NARAL Pro-Choice America, a national advoacy organization for women's right to choose, lists job and internship openings in their Washington D.C. offices and nationwide.
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Networking
Associations
Quintessential Careers - Women's Career Networking and Professional Associations
A long list of networking and professional organizations for women, with links to their web sites.
Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) - Feminist Career Center
A regularly-updated job bank listing available positions with feminist and progressive organizations nationwide.
Ms. Foundation for Women
A multi-issue women’s fund which helps direct resources in order to create opportunities for women and girls.
NARAL Pro-Choice America Job Bank
NARAL Pro-Choice America, a national advoacy organization for women's right to choose, lists job and internship openings in their Washington D.C. offices and nationwide.
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Job listings, internships, and volunteer opportunities at the largest feminist activist organization in the United States.
National Women's Studies Association (NWSA)
The NWSA job bank features openings in Women's Studies programs, departments, and women's centers around the country. The web site also has a students' area, CFP's (call for papers), discussion lists, and scholarship information.
Planned Parenthood
Employment opportunities at Planned Parenthood Federation and health centers across the country, including administrative and nursing jobs.
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Market Trends
Gender studies: A global perspective of their evolution contribution, and challenges to comparative higher education
This article from Higher Education, 06/01/2001, Vol 41, Iss 4, by Nelly P. Stromquist, talks about how women's studies programs have been vulnerable financially, and have struggled for academic recognition and autonomy. She also speaks of the crossroads for women's studies, where it will decide between adopting more feminist political concerns or succumb to the forces that are making the university increasingly entrepreneurial.
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