Since women’s studies is such a flexible, versatile field of study, undergraduate minors in Women’s Studies can enhance their potential in many different careers and fields. Most Women’s Studies classes are writing intensive; all of them emphasize critical thought, analysis, and classroom discussion. Thus, Women’s Studies students emerge from their education with a strong background in critical thinking, writing, research, and oral performance. They possess skills and abilities that make them attractive to employers in almost any venue. In addition, gender and diversity issues are becoming increasingly central to the workplace; Women’s Studies students are appealing to employers because they have been trained to think critically about these issues. Students can thus bring their Women’s Studies background to a variety of fields and careers, from business and public affairs to teaching, social service, and community activism.

If you are seeking to go on to graduate or professional school, a minor in Women’s Studies can enhance your credentials by emphasizing your versatility, commitment to critical thought, and interest in diversity issues. Students with an interest in Women’s Studies often go on to professional programs and fields of graduate study where gender is of increasing concern, including—among many others—law, nursing, public health, English, sociology, history,communication, and Psychology. There are also increasing numbers of graduate programs in Women’s Studies across the United States for which an undergraduate minor would obviously be excellent preparation.

Regardless of what they intend to do after graduate school, students who receive a graduate minor in Women’s Studies will find their research degree significantly enhanced by the program’s commitment to critical analysis and research. Whatever your prospective career path (further graduate education, teaching at a community college or four-year college or university), your background in Women’s Studies will indicate your versatility and your engagement in many of the most current and urgent scholarly trends.