Employment Resources for Students

NWSA—National Women’s Studies Association

NWSA—Guide to Graduate Work for Women’s & Gender Studies
1.8MB PDF file

University of Michigan Career Center

Idealists.org
a search engine for public interest jobs

Feminist Majority Foundation Career Center

Michigan Comnet
Jobs in Michigan non-profit organizations

Girl Scouts USA
Provides links to individual Girl Scout councils across the nation that then have employment listings at the local level.

GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network)

Green Corps
Full-time, paid Environmental Leadership Training Program gives you a year of in-depth training and experience with leading environmental groups like the Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters, and Greenpeace.

JAWS Job Bank
Job listings for women journalists

Jobs Abroad
Has multiple country employment listings for jobs abroad; has a search category for women’s studies international jobs.

Philanthropy Careers
National job listings in non-profit and human service sectors.

Non-Profit Jobs
National job listings in the non-profit sector.

Planned Parenthood

National Organization for Women Action Center

New York City Teaching Fellows
an alternative teaching certification program

Ms. Foundation

PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)

Peace Corps

Social Services
National job listings for social service work in both the public and private sectors.

Teach for America

Webgrrls International
Has U.S. and international job listings in technology for women that can be accessed by members (membership has a fee of $35.00 for a student rate). Also has career planning and building advice.

Women’s Studies Career Opportunities—Michigan State University

Resources for Women—Skidmore College

The College of New Jersey: Women and Gender Studies Jobs and Internships
Links to national feminist job databases as well as general job banks and public/non-profit career listings. Also has additional career building information for women’s studies graduates.

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