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Women's Studies

Still trying to decide
if Women's Studies
is right for you?
 

 


  • Get a job using your Women’s Studies skills!

  • Employers need male and female candidates who possess a greater understanding of diversity and can promote equality in any environment in areas such as:

  • Law & Law Enforcement

  • Business

  • Social Services

  • Non-profit

  • Politics

  • Health

  • Communication

  •  Film

  • And many others!


  • Health and law fields need Women’s Studies graduates! 

  •   Women’s Health Issues

  •  Reproductive Rights

  • Women’s Wellness

  • Domestic and Partner Violence 

  •  Midwifery


  • Educators benefit from Women’s Studies!

  • Increasing diversity in our school systems requires:

  • Teachers who understand cultural diversity

  • A heightened sensitivity to ethnic differences among students and parents

  • Knowledge of sex, sexuality, and sexual education among teens 

  •  Awareness of the effects of domestic violence


  • Businesses desire Women’s Studies specialists!

  • Fifty percent of the people you will work with will probably be women.

  •  Major corporations, small businesses, and individual entrepreneurs seek candidates who understand and can promote gender and cultural equality in the workplace. 
     

  • Work Internationally! 

  • Government agencies are currently recruiting women and minorities with extensive knowledge and experience in women’s, racial, and cultural issues.

  • The European Union and the United Nations seek similar candidates.

  •  Work to advance women around the globe!

  •  Human Rights

  • Indigenous Rights

  • Citizen’s Rights

  • Children’s Rights 
     

  • Be a cut above the rest throughout your college years!

  • Women's Studies students receive rigorous training in:

  • Valuable critical thinking skills

  • Effective research abilities

  • Confident oral communication proficiency

  • Essential writing skills.


  • Become an advocate!

  • You don’t have to parade the streets with picket signs, but if do, we’ll support you!

  • Promote equality in your everyday life

  • Understand, recognize and ultimately appreciate and respect our diverse cultural, racial, sexual and social backgrounds

  •  Bring about social change and justice in our society 



Learn more!!!   Visit our website at

http://academics.utep.edu/ws

Contact the Women’s Studies Program at 233 Liberal Arts,

747-5200, or e-mail womenstudies @utep.edu