Why Take Women's Studies Courses?

Academic Advising

Why Take Women's Studies Courses?

The following are ways that thaking Women's Studies courses benefit students at IPFW.

  • Employers are increasingly asking for employees who are sensitive to gender relations in society.

  • Since 51% of the world's population are women, understanding the contributions women make to every aspect of society would enhance a student's education.

  • In almost any career, it will be advantageous to be able to cope with:

    • changing roles of women and men in society.
    • an increasingly multicultural work environment.
    • and increasingly international business environment.
    • a "glass ceiling" that affects women and people of color.
    • the issue of sexual harassment.

    • the feminization of poverty and a "double burden" for unemployed women.

  • Ignorance of gender issues may be detrimental to careers and personal relationships.

Where Can Students Look for Career Opportunities with an Education in Women's Studies?

IPFW Women's Studies majors have entered into the following fields:

  • Arts Organizations
  • Businesses (including their own)
  • Clergy
  • Company Trainers and Coordinators
  • Communications and the Media
  • Counseling in Shelters and Assualt Centers
  • Education (elementary, secondary, university)
  • Fundraising
  • Health Clinics
  • Human Services Organizations, often with women as primary clients
  • Law
  • Non-profit and Community Action Organizations
  • Police Work