The WGSS curriculum prepares students for a wide range of careers that rely on a solid understanding of issues pertaining to women and gender. Students who take courses in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies gain valuable skills in research analysis, critical thinking, writing, public speaking, creative problem-solving, leadership, conflict resolution and team building. For students wanting to pursue a PhD, an undergraduate concentration in WGS is an excellent preparation for research on women and gender, for theoretical inquiry and for teaching jobs in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies programs.
In addition, there are many fields for which understanding the complexity of gender is essential. The Ontario government has recently (fall 2011) introduced a Gender Studies course to its high school curriculum, this means that WGS should soon be a 'teachable' in Ontario faculties of education. In British Columbia, WGS is already considered a teachable as part of the social studies curriculum.
Examples of potential professions:
- business
- counselling
- education
- international relations
- journalism
- law
- medicine
- non-profit fund-raising for women's causes
- public policy
- publishing
- religion
- social service