Activities of the Department/Department Activities:
Internships:
- Internships are available and encouraged for all Women's Studies students.
- Internships are arranged according to the interest of individual students.
- Women's Studies students participate in and benefit from internships and volunteer positions at a host of diverse advocacy and educational institutions in the Philadelphia area.
Career Paths and Opportunities:
Career Paths for students with a Bachelors Degree in Women's Studies:
| Government Employee Psychologist Personnel Manager Journalist Designer Counselor Fund Raiser Town Manager Physician Pilot Union Organizer Law Manager Psychotherapist Archivist Nurse/Midwife Art Therapist |
Cultural Affairs Officer Recreational Therapist Teacher/professor Physical Therapist Librarian Writer Social Worker Artist Public Heath Worker Police Person Minister/Rabbi Energy/Conservation Advocate for hate-crime victims Advocate for domestic violence victims |
Institutions that hire graduates in Women's Studies:
| Adoption and Child Agencies Human Rights Organizations Churches/Mosques/Synagogues Hospitals Business Corporations Battered Women's Shelters Labor Department Labor Unions Colleges and Schools Girl Scouts Municipal, County, State, National Legal Services Government Law Firms | Non-profit Institutions Planned Parenthood Agencies Education Department Rehabilitation Facilities Civil Rights Commission Nursing Homes Social Security Administration Publishing Houses Vista/Americorp Scholarly Associations Health and Human Services Peace Corps Housing and Urban Development |
Marketable Skills developed by Women's Studies Students:
| Diversity Training Writing Conflict Resolution Editing Research/Analysis Creativity Self-discipline Information Data | Project Design Critical Thinking Leadership Planning Organizing Ideas Public Speaking Evaluation Interviewing Team-building Skills |
For more information on careers in Women's Studies, check out the National Women's Studies Association (NWSA): www.nwsa.org or Women's Studies Graduates: The First Generation by Barbara Luebke and Mary Ellen Reilly, New York; Teachers College Press, 1995.
There is also a copy of Women's Studies Graduates: The First Generation on reserve in the Gertrude Kistler Library at Rosemont.
Testimonials:
As a Psychology major at Rosemont, I was interested specifically in women's health issues. Concentration with a minor in Women's Studies greatly enhanced my undergraduate career as both disciplines complimented each other and made my degree more marketable. I studied women and eating disorders, violence against women, and the ways in which race and gender impact women's lives. This academic and experiential foundation enabled me to pursue a Master's degree in Women's Studies and gain invaluable experiences within prominent women's advocacy organizations. Many people ask me what a person can do with a Women's Studies major or minor. The true question to be asked is, "What will I choose?" The possibilities are endless.
Jen Reger'02
Psychology Major
Women's Studies Minor
When my mother first heard about my interest in the Women's Studies program at Rosemont she was ecstatic. She had always raised me with a firm sense of identity as a woman. However, my father and she were also quite skeptical about the future available for me in the Women's Studies Program. While it is true that a Women's Studies degree does not allow me to perform brain surgery, it did afford me the knowledge to question why males out number females in science and math classes across the country two to one. It also helped me to realize that value can be found in all areas, not just in being a doctor or a lawyer or an engineer. But most importantly, Women's Studies has helped me to think critically and to question everything around me because everything around me has been developed from a white male's perspective from the government, to the economy, to religion, right down to the education people are receiving.
Women's Studies has provided me with information and assured me that while there are many challenges facing women today, I have an advantage because I am armed with the awareness and knowledge to face these challenges head on.
Kelly Hubert '07
Women's Studies Major
English Major
Towards the last two years of high school, I became concerned with how women feel and think about their bodies and the impact of our culture's idealized standards of beauty. When applying to college, I specifically looked for colleges that had a strong Women's Studies program, while offering a wide range of opportunities and support in creating this interest of mine into my future profession. After my first semester at Rosemont, with the Introduction of Women's Studies course, I realized for the first time that young women, including myself, have the opportunity to make a difference in the way women are treated by simply educating ourselves and each other about women's issues.
Rosemont College's Women's Studies Program has given me the opportunity to develop an understanding of women's disempowerment in our culture, along with the strengths and tools I need after graduation to properly succeed in my goal of making a difference.
Laurie Pippitt '08
Women's Studies Major
Introduction to Women's studies was an amazing class, full of excitement. I really enjoyed the class. It opened a whole new world to me. As a young woman, I never fully understood how society down played the role of women. I understand now that every woman must stand up for her rights as a human being and express her individually.
Sophavy Phunog '09
Women's Studies Minor
I decided to major in Women's Studies because I am the victim of domestic violence, and I want to be part of a cause to end domestic violence and liberate women. Taking Women's Studies courses has given me the opportunity to overcome a few of my own insecurities, thus, renewing my spirit, helping me love myself and ultimately forming my own unique identity.
Because of my changed outlook on life, I, in turn want to help other women realize their true worth. I want to encourage them to be independent thinkers and to break the chains that we, men included, are bound by. With my newly attained knowledge and insight, it is my hope to work for an organization devoted to keeping hope alive for the individual woman as well as encouraging our state of sisterhood.
Jasmine Daniels'08
Women's Studies Major
As a student coming to Rosemont College, I found it challenging enough to pick a major let alone a minor. I picked Women's Studies for my minor because for years, I knew that I was interested in the fight of women to break boundaries. I was excited to find that these issues were covered in a field that I could count as my minor.
I've taken three Art History courses that are cross-listed as Women's Studies and they have been my favorite classes. There is never a dull moment and the feminist in me grows each class. These classes tend to be the most open and comfortable to me, a place in my busy day where I can breathe and enjoy my time. In my academic career, it's definitely a bright spot.
Lisette Rivera '08
Communications/English Major
Women's Studies Minor
In August 2003, I fell in love with Women's Studies. I am a strong, opinioned woman who decided to minor in Women's Studies in my sophomore year at Rosemont. As a second semester junior, preparing to graduate, I am truly grateful for how Women's Studies has allowed me to express what I think is important when it comes to dealing with modern women's issues.
Maya Jones '07
English/Communication Major
Women's Studies Minor