Learn about careers for Gender & Sexuality Studies

Career Preparation

Students who major or minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies go into the following career/employment paths:

  • Government service
  • Law
  • Social Work
  • Education
  • Human Resources
  • Communication
  • Events planning
  • Medicine
  • Divinity and Theology
  • Diversity training
  • Social justice organizations
  • Gender and Women’s agencies and organizations
  • Consultants
  • Public health
  • Lobbying organizations
  • Sports
  • Children’s welfare
  • Community affairs
  • Consumer advocates
  • Customer relations
  • Market research
  • Public Policy
  • Creative arts
  • Business Management
  • Career counseling
  • Higher education

Graduate Studies

  • Administration
  • Social Justice
  • Peace and Conflict Studies
  • Anthropology
  • The Arts
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Education
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Law
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Public Policy
  • International Studies
  • International Relations
  • Counseling

Skills Acquired

  • Analytical writing and thinking
  • Effective communication
  • Public speaking experience
  • Social activist training
  • Conflict resolution
  • Reasoning and creativity skills
  • Leadership
  • Community building
  • Diversity training
  • Insight into gender, equality and oppression issues