Our WGSS education offers transferable skills desired by top employers in a variety of exciting fields. Take a look at the list below and start the conversation about your future WGSS career with your professor, UConn Coach, or family member.
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Policy Making and Politics
- See your academic pursuits pay off by creating and promoting policies that can achieve real world change.
- Legislative Aide
- Political Analyst
- Representative/Elected Official
- City Manager
- Program Analyst
- Government Relations Officer
- Policy Researcher
- Voter Outreach Specialist
- Lobbyist
- Union Organizer
- Political Intelligence Officer
- Human Rights Advocate
Consulting, Management, and Analysis
- Help guide, inform, and educate with your specialized knowledge of gender and sexuality.
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consultant
- Human resources manager
- Project manager
- Event Organizer
- Business Consultant
- Media Analyst
- Employee Relations Consultant
- Human services manager
- Market Researcher
- Employee Relations
- Political engagement officer
- Union Organizer
- Public Relations Specialist
Healthcare
- Use your skill connecting to people from diverse backgrounds and identities to provide essential care, healthcare education, and healing.
- Physician
- Physical Therapist
- OBGYN
- Pelvic Floor Therapist
- Doula
- Midwife
- Lactation consultant
- Nurse
- Sonographer
- Home Health Aide
- Health Services Consultant
- Medical Office Manager
- Health Researcher
- Patient Advocate
Counseling, Therapy, Psychological Services
- Provide personal, one-on-one mental health care informed by an understanding of intersecting identities and oppressions.
- School Counselor
- Trauma Counselor
- Sex Therapist
- Child psychologist
- Rehabilitation Counselor
- Program manager
- Sexuality Counselor
- Family Therapist
Social Work and Advocacy
- Facilitate change in your community by providing support, care, and educational resources.
- Sexual Assault and Trauma Center Worker
- Community Health Worker
- Youth Worker
- Shelter Advocate
- Mental Health Advocate
- Employee at a women’s house for survivors of domestic violence (Ex: Sojourner House in RI)
- Coalitions Against Domestic Violence organizer/volunteer/employee
- Non-Profit work for LGBTQ survivors of violence
- Sexual and Domestic Violence Hotline Worker
- Victim Advocate
- Housing Advocate
- Community Outreach Coordinator
- Child Welfare Worker
NGOs (Non-governmental organizations)
- Play a key role in realizing change for the causes that inspire you.
- Research Associate
- Canvasser
- Fundraising Specialist
- Public Relations Specialist
- Volunteer Coordinator
- Community Organizer
- Peace Corps- educator
- Peace Corps Educator
- Program Field Manager
- Social Media Manager
Human Resources and DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion)
- Create safe and equitable workplaces and communities for people of all identities and backgrounds.
- DEI Officer
- DEI Manager
- Directory of Equity and English Language Learning, Public School District
- Benefits Administrator
- Human Resources Specialist
- Training Coordinator
- Employee Relations Manager
Education, Libraries, and Archives
- Conduct, collect, and disperse research on the field of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
- Historical archivist (The Black Archives)
- Librarian
- Researcher
- LGBTQ Archivist(ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives)
- Professor
- School Teacher
- Early Childhood Educator
- Sex Education Teacher
Law
- Follow your passion for justice and equity by providing legal counsel and support to the underrepresented.
- Family Lawyer
- Immigration Lawyer
- Environmental Lawyer
- Reproductive Lawyer
- Paralegal
- Domestic and Sexual Abuse Prosecutor
- Criminal Justice System Reform Specialist