Internships
The 6-credit internship program in Women's & Gender Studies (988:425) integrates feminist theory and gender-based activism. Students work in community placements for 10-12 hours each week and participate in a weekly seminar to explore the connections between theory and practice. The course is open to Women’s & Gender Studies majors, minors, and to students from other departments who have done coursework in Women’s & Gender Studies.
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PLACEMENTS
Placements are available at a wide range of community sites. In past years, internships have been hosted by the New Jersey Women and AIDS Network, the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, the Center for American Women and Politics, the National Center for the Pro-Choice Majority, the Women’s Rights Information Center, and Ms. magazine. Students are also encouraged to work with the course instructor to design internships that reflect their particular interests.
SEMINAR
The seminar gives students the opportunity to reflect critically on their internship experiences. Class topics will include: different kinds of women’s activism; feminist movements and the state; leadership, power, and hierarchy; the role of women’s and gender studies in women’s movements; and identity politics in feminist organizations. The seminar emphasizes theory as a tool to understand activist experiences, and practice as a challenge to theoretical frameworks.
REGISTRATION
You can only register for this course with a special permission number from Women’s & Gender Studies. Come to Women’s & Gender Studies to talk with an advisor about your interests and an internship proposal. Pick up an Internship Packet, which will include proposal and contract forms, and an outline of the course. Information on placements is available in the Women’s & Gender Studies office. Once you have selected some possible sites, contact the placements and arrange interviews. We can help with guidance on developing a résumé if needed. Once you are accepted by a placement, submit your internship proposal to Women’s & Gender Studies. You will then get a special permission number. Come by the Women’s & Gender Studies office (162 Ryders Lane, Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building, 2nd Floor) or call Ethel Brooks at 848- 932-8402 or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
The 6-credit internship program in Women's & Gender Studies (988:425) integrates feminist theory and gender-based activism. Students work in community placements for 10-12 hours each week and participate in a weekly seminar to explore the connections between theory and practice. The course is open to Women’s & Gender Studies majors, minors, and to students from other departments who have done coursework in Women’s & Gender Studies.
Download application package
PLACEMENTS
Placements are available at a wide range of community sites. In past years, internships have been hosted by the New Jersey Women and AIDS Network, the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, the Center for American Women and Politics, the National Center for the Pro-Choice Majority, the Women’s Rights Information Center, and Ms. magazine. Students are also encouraged to work with the course instructor to design internships that reflect their particular interests.
SEMINAR
The seminar gives students the opportunity to reflect critically on their internship experiences. Class topics will include: different kinds of women’s activism; feminist movements and the state; leadership, power, and hierarchy; the role of women’s and gender studies in women’s movements; and identity politics in feminist organizations. The seminar emphasizes theory as a tool to understand activist experiences, and practice as a challenge to theoretical frameworks.
REGISTRATION
You can only register for this course with a special permission number from Women’s & Gender Studies. Come to Women’s & Gender Studies to talk with an advisor about your interests and an internship proposal. Pick up an Internship Packet, which will include proposal and contract forms, and an outline of the course. Information on placements is available in the Women’s & Gender Studies office. Once you have selected some possible sites, contact the placements and arrange interviews. We can help with guidance on developing a résumé if needed. Once you are accepted by a placement, submit your internship proposal to Women’s & Gender Studies. You will then get a special permission number. Come by the Women’s & Gender Studies office (162 Ryders Lane, Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building, 2nd Floor) or call Ethel Brooks at 848- 932-8402 or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
PARTIAL LIST OF INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT SITES
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| Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) Eagleton Institute, Woodlawn Douglass Campus (732) 932-9384 Contact: Gilda Morales |
Center for Women and Work Labor Education Center 50 Labor Center Way, Cook Campus (732) 932-5473 Contact: Eileen Applebaum |
| Center for Women's Global Leadership 160 Ryders Lane, Douglass Campus (732) 932-8782 x 601 Contact: Radhika Balakrishnan |
Consortium for Educational Equity Building 4090, Livingston Campus (732) 932-2071 Contact: Marilyn Hulme |
| Department of Health and Education Van Nest Hall, 3rd Floor, College Ave Campus (732) 932-7710 Contact: Ellen Zaltzberg |
Diverse Community Affairs and Lesbian/Gay Concerns Bishop House, Room 105, College Ave Campus (732) 932-1711 Contact: Cheryl Clarke |
| Douglass College PLEN 304 College Hall Douglass Campus (732) 932-9510 |
Douglass Project for Rutgers Women in Math, Science, and Engineering P.O. Box 270, Chemistry Bldg., 114 Douglass Campus (732) 932-9197 |
| Institute for Research on Women 160 Ryders Lane, Douglass Campus (732) 932-9072 x 616 Contact: Sarah Tobias |
Office of Sexual Assualt Services Douglass Campus: 210 Willets Health Center College Ave Campus: 301 Van Nest Hall (732) 932-1181 Contact: Ruth Anne Koenick |
| Women's Rights Litigation Clinic Rutgers School of Law-Newark 15 Washington Street Newark, NJ 07102 (973) 932-9510 |
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society Room 8A, Voorhees Chapel 5 Chapel Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 (848) 932 9577, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Contact: Mary Hawkesworth, Editor |
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Off Campus
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| Adult Learning Center New Brunswick Board of Education 268 Baldwin St, 2nd Floor New Brunswick, NJ 08901-2166 (732) 745-5406 Contact: Judith Kesin-Faherty |
American Cancer Society 846 Main Street Fords, NJ 08863 (732) 738-6800 Contact: James Young |
| Elijah's Promise 18 Nielson Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 545-9002 Contact: Rev. Lisanne Finston |
New Jersey Women and AIDS Network 5 Elm Row, Suite 112 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 846-4462 Contact: Karen Klun |
| Planned Parenthood League/Middlesex Co. 211 Livingston Ave New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 246-2411 (NB office) Contact: Linda Belcavitch, main office Main office: (732) 842-9300 |
Women's Center of Monmouth County 1 Bethany Road, Building 3, Suite 42 Hazlet, NJ 07730 (732) 264-4161 |
Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building