Ms. Magazine, Spring, 2007
Transform The World
Nikki Anyanna Stewart

"It's a typical question from parents, fellow students and even faculty: What can you do with your college degree? In an era of conservative impediments to progressive liberal arts education, a field such as women's studies seems a particularly common target for that query [read more... ]"

Ms. Magazine, Spring, 2007
What I'm Doing With My Women's Studies Degree

"In its Spring 2007 issue, Ms. posed the question,, "What can you do with a women's studies degree?" We received many letters from Ms. readers telling their stories about how they are using or plan to use their women's studies degree. Here is a sampling of the stories we received [read more...]"

The Women's Quarterly, Fall, 1999
I Have a Degree in Women's Studies, So Why Can't I Pay the Rent?
Christine Stolba

"When Jane Bolin, a political science major with a concentration in women's studies, graduated from Radford University in 1997, she envisioned coming to Washington and joining the feminist cause. Instead, after a brief stint at a political research firm, she has embarked on a very different career path: Bolin is training to be a defensive end for the fledgling Women's Professional Football League in Minneapolis.

Unlike some fields of study, women's studies boasts few famous graduates--perhaps the best known is Rory Kennedy, youngest child of Robert Kennedy, who majored in women's studies at Brown University and is now a documentary filmmaker, producing works such as Different Moms, which explored how mentally handicapped parents raise children with normal intelligence.

But few women's studies majors have the comfort of a Kennedy-size fortune--ultimately they will have to earn a living. Even in today's booming economy, humanities majors have a harder time finding permanent employment after college than do business, science, or engineering majors [read more...]"

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