WGSX students go on to successful careers in social work, non-profit organizations, and other organizations and institutions founded on the concept of social justice and service. Our alumni describe an impressive array of ways in which they are using their WGSX degrees, including (to name just a few):
- public health research focusing on the evaluation of labor and delivery units in US hospitals
- research on populations vulnerable to HIV
- teaching WGSX courses at colleges and universities
- working in the special victims unit of a prosecutor’s office focusing on domestic violence cases
- nonprofit work focusing on maternal and infant health
- working at Planned Parenthood
- advisor to high school gay-straight alliance organizations
- criminology focusing on police response to sexual assault
- editor of a feminist literary journal
- college and university admissions officers
- sex therapist
- international development positions
More general occupational categories for WGSX minors include:
- Healthcare or public health
- Education
- Business and management
- Politics and law
- Publications and media
- Counseling and psychology
- Social work and public service
- Social justice advocacy or education