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Women's Studies
Women's Studies offers interdisciplinary perspectives on the past and current status of women around the world and on the formation of gender and its intersections with other relations of power, such as sexuality, race, class, nationality, religion, and age. Questions are addressed within the context of a transnational world and from perspectives as diverse as history, sociology, political science, linguistics, economics, anthropology, literary and cultural studies, philosophy, science, and the arts.
A major that is interdisciplinary in scope and content, Women's Studies uses its own philosophies, methodologies, and materials to reexamine the traditional scholarly disciplines in order to identify and correct misinformation and unexamined assumptions about "women's place" in human history.
Students interested in a Women's Studies major
should contact Jessica Schiffman, Assistant Director, 34 W. Delaware Ave.,
or call 831-8474.
Sample Job Titles
| Bachelor's Degree/Entry
Level |
Further Education/Experience
Often
Required |
| *teacher |
*lawyer |
| *recreation
therapist |
*social worker |
| *social services
specialist |
*
therapist |
| *youth worker |
*health/wellness specialist |
| *management trainee |
*management trainee |
Check the Dictionary of Occupational Titles
under section 054 for additional
related careers.
Enhancing Employability
- Participate in Internships,
Field Experience Placements and Alumni Mentor Network.
- Sample UD Field Experiences: Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Adolescent Resource Center, Center for Excellence in Women's Health, CHILD Inc., Battered Women's Shelter, Planned Parenthood.
Some Employers of Women's Studies Majors
*law offices
*state/federal government
*colleges/universities
*private practice
*mental health agencies
*community agencies
*women's health/family planning organizations
*business and industry
*human resources
Other Sources of Information
Vault Online Career Library
(provides extensive information about careers and companies/organizations; log in via Blue Hen Jobs)
Advancing Women
www.advancingwomen.com
American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy
www.aamft.org
American Association of University Women
www.aauw.org
American Business Women's Association
www.abwa.org/
American Public Health Association
www.apha.org
Association for Women in Science
www.awis.org
Association of Women Professionals
www.awoman.org
BlueSuitMom.com
www.bluesuitmom.com
Business and Professional Women/USA
www.bpusa.org
CareerWomen.com
www.careerwomen.com
Catalyst
www.catalystwomen.org
Institute for Women's Policy Research
www.iwpr.org/
National Legal Aid and Defenders Association
www.nlada.org
National Women's Studies Association
www.nwsa.org
State of Delaware (list of agencies)
www.delaware.gov/agencies/egovernment/agencyindex
The Riley Guide
www.rileyguide.com
Women in Sports Careers Foundation
www.wiscfoundation.org
Women's Institute for Financial Education
www.wife.org
Women's Sports Careers
www.womensportsjobs.com
Resources for Finding Employment
University of Delaware Career Resource Center Materials
Available
- Blue Hen Jobs -- Internships, Part-time, Summer, and Full-time Jobs -- All in one place
- Career Opportunities in the Nonprofit Sector (CSD 414)
- So You Want to Be a College Professor? (CSE 270)
- Careers for Good Samaritans and Other Humanitarian
Types (CSE 327)
- Careers in Social Work (CSE 340)
- Becoming a Mediator (CSE 342)
- A Guide to Careers in Community Development
(CSE 343)
- 50 Legal Careers for Non-Lawyers (CSE 430)
- Careers in Focus - Law (CSE 432)
- Career Opportunities in Politics, Government, and Activism (CSE 440)
- Great Jobs for Liberal Arts Majors (CSE 556)
- Top Careers for Liberal Arts Graduates (CSE
559)
- Opportunities in Social Science Careers (CSE
572)
- Careers for Born Leaders & Other Decisive
Types (CSE 591)
- Dictionary of Occupational Titles (GE 25 &
GE 30)
- Graduate Programs in the Humanities, Arts
& Social Sciences (GS20)
- Directory of Human Services for Delaware (SSD
40)
- www.udel.edu/CSC/netresources.html
CSC's Internet Resources
Further information including: Skills to Develop, Strategies
for Contacting Employers, Grad School Information, and where to get assistance
is available in the CAREER RESOURCE CENTER located at 401 Academy Street.
Last updated: October 22, 2009 (CH)
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