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Alumni Career Trajectories
Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies
We often tell our students that they can use their Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies and Black Studies degree in any career they wish to pursue. Here are some examples of the careers our graduates have chosen to pursue. As you can see from the list, most of our graduates work in community organizations but some work in tech companies or use their creative talents in design or journalism. For information on how you can use your GSWS degree to further your goals, please contact the Undergraduate Chair at gswsugchair@uwo.ca.
Job Title |
Undergraduate Degree |
Graduate degree |
Accessibility Specialist |
BA Women's Studies & History | MA Arts, Critical Disability Studies, MA Women's Studies and Feminist Research |
Adjunct Instructor at college |
BA Philosophy with a Minor in Women's Studies | MA Philosophy |
Administrative Coordinator at Teachers College |
BA English, Women's Studies | MA Women's Studies and Feminist Research |
Admissions Assistant |
HSP Women's Studies, Sociology | MA Women's Studies |
Affiliate Program Lead |
BA Women's Studies | |
Apprentice Christian Minister |
BA Women's Studies | |
Assistant Professor |
MA Women's Studies | PhD Women's Studies |
Assistant Trade Marketing Manager |
Minor in Gender, Sexuality and Culture and HSP in MIT | |
Associate |
BA Sexuality Studies and Psychology | Phd Women's Studies |
Associate Editor |
HSP Women's Studies and English | Master's Degree, Journalism |
Audience Development Specialist |
BA Women's Studies and Popular Culture | MA Media, Communications and Critical Practice |
Behavioural Educational Resource Facilitator |
HSP Women's Studies, Psychology | Social Service Worker Diploma |
Co-Founder & CEO |
HSP Gender Studies and Political Science | MA Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies, PhD Women's Studies |
Co-Founder and Videographer |
BA Sexuality Studies, Popular Music Studies | |
Co-Founder of a feminist media org. |
BA Women's Studies and Feminist Research, Creative Writing, Diaspora Studies, Media Relations | |
Community Development Worker |
HSP BA Gender, Development and Policy | MA Gender Studies and Law |
Community-focused Communicator and Digital Strategist |
HSP Women's Studies, MIT | |
Content Marketing & Community |
BA Women's Studies | |
Court Reporter, Transciber |
BA Women's Studies | |
Creative Copywriter |
HSP Women's Studies, Sociology, Minor is GSC | |
Crisis and Support Line Volunteer |
BA, Women's Studies, Human Development and Family Studies | |
Crisis Intervention Counsellor |
HSP Women's Studies, English | Master's Degree, Women's Studies and Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction |
Digital Communications Specialist |
BA Women's Studies and MIT | |
Digital Marketing Coordinator |
BA Women's Studies and MIT | MA, Global Media and Transnational Communications |
Direct Care Worker |
HSP Criminology, Minor in Women's Studies | MA Sociology |
Employer Relations Associate |
B.A Women's Studies and Global Development | |
Events & Partnerships Intern |
HSP Women's Studies | Post-Graduate Diploma Degree, Not-For-Profit Management |
Executive Assistant |
BA Philosophy and Women's Studies | MA Feminist Philosophy |
Founder Business Development Company |
BA Women's Studies | |
Founder of a workshop org |
HSP Women's Studies and Social Work | Master's Degree, Women's Studies |
Full-Time Service Specialist at Apple |
BA English and MIT | MA Women's Studies |
Gender and Sexuality Community Education & Outreach |
MA Public Administration, PhD Women's Studies | |
Human Resources Advisor |
BA Women's Studies and Global Development | Master's Degree, Migration & Women's Studies |
Illustrator and Multimedia Designed |
BA, Women's Studies and MIT | |
J.D. Candidate |
HSP Women's Studies | Doctor of Law |
J.D. Candidate |
BA Women's Studies, Political Science and First Nations Studies | Doctor of Law |
J.D. Candidate |
HSP Women's Studies and English | Doctor of Law |
J.D. Candidate |
HSP Philosophy and minor in Women's Studies | Doctor of Law |
Manager Operations |
BA Feminist Theory & Linguistics | MA Business Administration |
Marketing and Recruitment Assistant |
HSP Women's Studies, minor in Pyschology | |
Master of Education, Counselling Psychotherapy |
HSP English and Women's Studies | MA Women's Studies and Feminist Research, Med Counseling Psychology |
Master of Public Policy |
Hons spec Political Science, Women's Studies minor | MA Public Policy |
Media Relations Specialist |
BA Sexuality Studies and MIT | MA, Communication and Media Studies |
National News Video Journalist |
BA Gender Sexuality Studies & Political Science | Post Graduate, Print and Broadcast Journalism |
Ph.D Student |
HSP Thanatology and Women's Studies | MA Education, PhD Education |
Ph.D Student |
HSP Women's Studies and major in Psychology | Master's Degree, Gender Studies, PhD, Human Geography |
Ph.D Student |
BA Philosophy and Women's Studies | MA Theory and Criticism |
Ph.D Student |
HSP Women's Studies | MA Women and Gender Studies |
Ph.D Student |
BA Political Science, Women's Studies | MA Women's Studies |
Ph.D Student |
HSP Women's Studies, Music Performance | MA Women's Studies, Phd in Gender Studies |
Policy Analyst |
HSP Double Major in Sexuality Studies and American Studies | MA Public Administration, MA Women's Studies and Feminist Research |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
BA Women's Studies, Sociology | MA Kinesiology, PhD Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies |
Program Coordinator |
Women's Studies HSP | MA Women's Studies |
Project Coordinator and Social Media Coordinator |
BA Women's Studies | MA Women's Studies |
Project Lead |
BA Philosophy and Women & Gender Studies | MA Women Studies and Feminist Research |
Public Educator |
HSP Women's Studies and Sexuality Studies | MA Women's Studies |
Public Relations Professional |
BA Women's Studies and MIT | graduate certificate in Public Affairs |
Public Relations Student |
Specialization in Women's Studies | |
Researcher and Lecturer |
BA English Literature and Sociology | MA Gender Studies, PhD Women's Studies and Feminist Research |
Resource Specialist |
HSP Women's Studies | MA Women's Studies |
Senior Communications Office |
HSP Women's Studies | MA Gender Studies |
Senior Policy and Program Advisor |
BA Women's Studiea and Sociology | Collaborative Master of Arts |
Social Media Strategist |
BA International Relations and Affairs, Sociology, Women and Gender Studies | MA Women's Studies and Feminist Research |
Social Service Worker |
BA Women's Studies and Sociology | |
Speech-Language Pathologist |
HSP Women's Studies, Psychology | MCISc, Speech-Language Pathology |
Sr Sourcing Consultant |
Sexuality Studies and Psychology major | |
Student at Law |
HSP Criminology, Women's Studies minor | J.D. Law |
Team Lead |
Women's Studies HSP | Master's degree, Social Work |
Trust and Safety Specialist |
BA Women's Studies | MA, Early Childhood Studies |
Volunteer Board Member |
BA Anthropology | |
Web Designer |
BA Women's Studies | Diploma in Computer Programmer Analyst |
Wellness Writer |
Double BA Sociology and English | MA Women's Studies |