华盛顿州立大学

Women’s studies is an interdisciplinary field rooted in scholarship and activism that places gender at the center of inquiry. Women’s studies investigates and challenges social inequalities based on systems of gender as they intersect with class, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, and age.

Strengths of the program

Faculty work in a number of new research areas, including theories of identities and bodies, women and the environment, queer theory, third-world feminism, and critical race feminism.
The department maintains close relations with the Women’s Resource Center and the Gender Identity/Expression and Sexual Orientation Resource Center.
Women’s studies students tend to be people who want to make a difference in the world. Their personal goals and intellectual development are of major importance to our faculty.
The program emphasizes collaborative learning and critical thinking in a global and activist context, one that gives students ownership over their education.
Each student is assigned a faculty mentor who is a resource for majors who are pursuing graduate degrees, undergraduate research, academic publications, and career exploration within the field.

Careers

WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH A DEGREE IN WOMEN’S STUDIES

• Change your world

• Work for nonprofit and/or nongovernmental agencies advocating for environmental justice, transgender rights, access to health care, and more

• Work in community service organizations, such as women’s shelters and youth centers

• Work in human resources, equity policy analysis, community development, and more

• Continue studies in law school, social work, justice studies, gender studies, and much, much more

SKILLS YOU CAN MARKET WITH A DEGREE IN WOMEN’S STUDIES

• Analyze gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, class, and nationality in relation to power and social systems

• Connect the local and global

• Strategize, plan, and act for change

• Think critically and problem solve

• Research and synthesize information

• Communicate effectively

• Be culturally aware