Empowering Pathways: What is Possible with a WGS Major?
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Marketing Assistant for National Museum of Women in the Arts
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Lobbyist for the ACLU
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Public Relations Associate for Girls Ink online magazine
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Development Associate for non-profit organizations
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Employee for International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
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Screenwriter
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Employee for American Bar Association, working on CEDAW issues (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women)
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Lawyer
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Legislative Assistant on Capitol Hill
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Analyst for Democratic polling and consulting firm
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Fundraiser for domestic violence shelter
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Communications Director for Greenpeace
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Social worker
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Director of Communications at United Way
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Staff at a battered women's shelter
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Affirmative Action Officer
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Family counselor
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Women's health coordinator
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Clinical therapist
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Amissah
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Favorite WGS Class: WGS 4500: Violence Against Sexual Minorities with Doug. He shows deep understanding and analysis of certain acts of discrimination there are towards the LGBTQ community and you can learn so much from him, his critiques, and the readings assigned.
Favorite Book: Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock
Harvey
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Awards: Dean's List
After graduation Jemalyn will be attending Saint Louis University School of Law to pursue a career in health law.
Quote: "Do all things with love"
Dunkenberger
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Favorite WGS Class: Human Sexuality taught by Lisa Speidel. Lisa created such incredible discussions on very important topics and it is a class that I would encourage everyone to take.
After graduation Jack hopes to work on the production side of the film industry when the economy re-opens. Until then he will be raising his new dog Tyson and doing freelance work in filming and editing.
McFadden
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Favorite WGS Class: Intro to WGS because it really sparked my interest in gender related issues and feminist politics.
Parting Thoughts: Thank you so much to Bonnie Hagerman, Lisa Speidel, and Doug Meyer for inspiring my studies and feminist/LGBTQ activism. There's no one like you guys.
Norair
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Favorite WGS Class: Gender Based Violence... Lisa was a great teacher!!
Favorite Books: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Perkins
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Awards: Dean's List
After graduation Emily will be interning with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville, and completing a Master of Public Policy at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy next May.
Rowland
Curry
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Awards: Kishore Scholarship Nominee
Quote: "Come, my friends, 'T is not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die."
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