Women's studies is a new major. Women's studies is a new major. In the late 1990s, more than 600 universities in the United States alone offered more than 30,000 courses in women's studies, including bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. In Europe, more than 10 countries grant women master's and doctoral degrees.

The research directions of women's studies are: women's studies theory, women and policy, women and media, women and political participation, women and development, women and marriage and family. At the same time, in the elective courses of this major, women's self-protection, women's etiquette, women's fashion and other contents are also essential.

course

Introduction to sociology, analysis of social policy and system, research methods of social science, introduction to law, management and administration, introduction to education, social psychology, feminist theory, female history, female psychology, women and health, female leadership, gender and development, women and NGOs, etc.

Career prospects of women's studies major

The employment prospects of women's schools are quite good. First of all, the number of domestic social science graduates applying for master's and doctoral degrees in foreign women's studies is increasing. At the same time, the recruitment of talents by United Nations agencies in China has also become a force to attract students to pay attention to women's studies. In addition, the democratization process of China society and the continuous improvement and refinement of gender equality policies, laws and measures have prompted party and government organs, mass organizations, enterprises and institutions, non-governmental organizations, international institutions, community organizations and institutions of higher learning to need talents with knowledge and methods of women's studies more than ever before. Graduates are mainly engaged in women's work, gender and development research and practice promotion, gender and policy analysis, gender and cultural communication, and women's studies teaching in party and government organs, mass organizations, enterprises and institutions, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, communities and universities. At the same time, postgraduate entrance examination and further study abroad, and joining the research team of international women's studies in the future are also one of the choices for graduates.