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WOMEN’S & GENDER
STUDIES | NYC
INTERNSHIP OPPORUNITIES
The Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) department on Pace University’s New York
City campus offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Women’s and Gender Studies, as
well as three minors: WGS, Queer Studies and Nonprofit Studies for students who are
planning careers in advocacy, educational or cultural organizations.
This academic discipline emphasizes the importance of women’s experience and
gender while including other categories of analysis such as race, class, sexual orientation,
ability, ethnicity, nation, and age. Women’s and Gender Studies also includes the study
of men and masculinities, and of ways in which gender is a constantly changing category that
influences law, social policies, popular culture, and private life. Examining history,
literature, sociology, psychology, and other subjects, this discipline seeks to
understand gender roles in past and contemporary societies, gendered power
structures, and the representation of women and men in the arts and humanities.
CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE
Our major is interdisciplinary, so students
can easily double major by designing an
individualized curriculum that combines
courses from a more traditional arts and
sciences major. Students who major,
double major, or minor in Women’s and
Gender Studies develop a deeper
understanding of gender issues and gain
a new perspective on their work in such
disciplines as law, education, nursing,
business, economics, the sciences, and
the humanities.
We also offer a cutting edge Queer Studies
minor, which examines lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ)
topics, history, public policy issues, and
culture. It is organized around the
insight that sexuality is at the center of
the human experience, from the formation
of the individual to the organization of
diverse societies. These courses examine
the significance of same-sex desire or
cross-gender identification throughout
history, and across cultures.
SUCCESS STARTS HERE
Many of our graduates have gone
on to law school or graduate school,
and have made successful careers
in the nonprofit sector, working for
advocacy organizations like Planned
Parenthood, or for a variety of cultural
and educational organizations in the
New York City area. Several recent
graduates have won prestigious
Fulbright fellowships to study
abroad after graduation.
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Our major also offers an internship seminar
for juniors and seniors, which places
students in internships that help to build
their professional skills and resumes.
We’ve placed students as interns at Planned
Parenthood, the National Organization for
Women, the New York Women’s Foundation,
Covenant House, and the National Council
for Research on Women, among others.
We have a working relationship with a
variety of non-profits that advocate on
women’s and girls’ rights issues, as well as
issues of concern to the LGBTQ community.
We have partnered with the U.N. Commission
on the Status of Women and the National
Organization for Women to create workshops
and events for our students that expose
them to the development of state policies
that affect women and girls worldwide.
In 2013, for example, we hosted a debate
among the leading candidates in the
upcoming NYC mayoral election about
women’s issues.
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
As part of our Nonprofit Studies minor,
we offer courses in collaboration with
Dyson’s Public Administration program
to prepare students for careers in the
non-profit sector. These include courses
in grant writing, non-profit management,
women in the nonprofit sector, which
prepare students for careers in organizations
that serve women, children, and the
LGBTQ community.
FACULTY
Our faculty includes distinguished scholars
and authors who have made important
contributions to the study of gender, and
sexuality. They include Dr. Karla Jay, one
of the founding mothers of lesbian studies,
and Dr. Martha Driver, a prominent scholar
of gender in medieval cultures, as well as
Susan Brownmiller, a leading feminist
theorist and activist.