Empowering Pathways: What is Possible with a WGS Major?


  • Marketing Assistant for National Museum of Women in the Arts

  • Lobbyist for the ACLU

  • Public Relations Associate for Girls Ink online magazine

  • Development Associate for non-profit organizations

  • Employee for International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children

  • Screenwriter

  • Employee for American Bar Association, working on CEDAW issues (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women)

  • Lawyer

  • Legislative Assistant on Capitol Hill

  • Analyst for Democratic polling and consulting firm

  • Fundraiser for domestic violence shelter

  • Communications Director for Greenpeace

  • Social worker

  • Director of Communications at United Way

  • Staff at a battered women's shelter

  • Affirmative Action Officer

  • Family counselor

  • Women's health coordinator

  • Clinical therapist

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Loehrke

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Awards: Dean's List

After graduation Piper will work as a literacy tutor with Americorps for a year before grad school.

DeLaurentis

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Awards: Echols Scholar, Dean’s List, and Intermediate Honors

Quote: "The liminality of selfhood is a liminality of otherness, a surrender that embraces what it is to be other, a practice of tension between two essential principles: 'I am (a) me' and 'I am someone's an/other.'" -Dr. Kevin Quashie

 

Lackey

Pronouns: They/Them or He/Him

WGS Distinguished Major

Favorite WGS Class: Queer Theory- This course introduced me to so many important thinkers and concepts that push the boundaries of feminist and gender studies. Plus Doug is a fantastic lecturer who is seriously dedicated to his students and the development of their theoretical knowledge.

Cifuentes

Pronouns: She/Her

Camila plans to apply to PA schools while working as a clinical technician at Inova hospital

Quote: Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you. - Ruth Bader Ginsburg 

 

Staged Reading of Trans Scripts Part I: The Women at the UVA Arts Grounds

 The UVA Department of Drama wishes to make you aware of a staged reading of Paul Lucas’ ground breaking play Trans Scripts Part I: The Women in the Helms theater on the UVA Arts Grounds, November 22nd and 23rd at 7:00 pm.  They have assembled a fully representative cast of seven trans women to bring to life this new work, exploring the life and experience of multiple generations.  Spread the word about this stunning and unique live theater experience.  

Faculty Opening: Assistant or Associate Professor of Sexuality Studies

The University of Virginia's Department of Women Gender & Sexuality (WGS) invites applicants for a tenure track appointment as Assistant or Associate Professor of Sexuality Studies.  Candidates’ field of specialization should fall within the areas of transnational sexuality studies and/or LGBTQ issues in a global context. Research centering on the global south that concerns people of color, disenfranchised communities, and/or indigenous populations would be particularly valuable. Scholars working on LGBTQ health in transnational perspectives are also encouraged to apply.

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