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30 Things You Can Do with a Degree in Gender Studies
Let me preface this by saying that we should never have to validate our life choices by our job prospects. But I do want young scholars to know they have options as Gender Studies majors. As work becomes increasingly automated, full-time job opportunities are scarce for our generation and will become increasingly limited as time goes on. We’re at a point in history where universal basic income should be a given part of society.
It’s simply not true that degrees in the humanities will equate to unemployment. It’s annoying when I mention I was a Feminist Studies major and am immediately met with “what are you going to be doing with that degree?” Not only are these questions condescending, they also don’t realize that there are actually a ton of opportunities for Gender/Feminist/Women’s/Sexuality Studies majors (I’m currently running an organization, writing for multiple publications, editing an anthology, and in a Feminist Studies PhD program in order to become a professor for the record). Some of these job prospects may need secondary degrees but having a degree in Gender Studies can make doing them easier and allow you to specialize in gender issues. Some can also be done with other degrees as well. Here’s a list of 30 things you can do with a degree in Gender Studies:
1. Work at a large number of different organizations
2. Become a professional editor
3. Teach K-12 education
4. Enter grad school
5. Become a professor
6. Work in college administration
7. Conduct research
8. Write for periodicals, journals, or magazines
9. Do art
10. Social work
11. Become a psychologist/therapist
12. Work in human resources
13. Run a resource center
14. Work as an editor-in-chief of a magazine
15. Work in politics/law
16. Become a crisis counselor
17. Write a book
18. Become a union organizer
19. Start an organization
20. Create a co-op
21. Do consulting on gender-related issues
22. Become a librarian
23. Analyze policies for advocacy groups
24. Grantwriting
25. Manage organization volunteers
26. Work at a shelter
27. Do legal observation
28. Organizational administrator
29. Train employees in issues like conduct, harassment, or respect
30. Work at a women’s-centered service like Girl Scouts