Women and Gender Studies Alumni Panel

What can you do with a degree in Women & Gender Studies? 

How can your degree in Women and Gender Studies influence your career?

Featured Alumni

Indira Chakrabarti

Indira Chakrabarti has been a public high school educator for over 25 years.  She began tutoring high school students while an undergrad at UC Berkeley where she majored in English Literature and minored in Women Studies.  Her focus of study was literature by women of color, specifically women of the South Asian diaspora. She received her MA in Education with an emphasis in teaching multi-cultural urban secondary English from UC Berkeley and began her teaching career at Berkeley High School.  While at SFSU, she earned her MA in Women Studies 2003 where she was the Department Graduate Honoree.  Her thesis focused on the South Asian American women's anthologies as retainers of cultural identity, continuing free feminized labor in capitalist systems.  She has been teaching at James Logan High School, in Union City since 2004.  This year marks her 10th as the Teacher Librarian.  Her background in women studies continues to inform her work around building the library's collection and programming.  A two time recipient of  NEH fellowships, most recently, Indira worked with The South Asian American Digital Archive around community archives and preservation of missing stories of South Asian immigrants.  She resides in Oakland with her 2 cats, Fernando, Chickie, 13 year old child and partner.  

Manuela Delveno 

Manuela Delnevo (she/her) is a grassroots fundraiser and organizer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Over the past eight years, her work has focused on mobilizing people across class and race to transfer resources to Black, Indigenous and people of color-led movements. Currently, she is the Donor Engagement Director at New Economy Coalition, a network of organizations representing the solidarity economy movement in the United States. She also serves on the Board of the Davis Putter Scholarship Fund, which provides grants to students active in movements for social change.

Sharron Watts-Brooks

Sharron Watts-Brooks is a bridge builder actively creating accessible pathways for communities, city governments, and institutions transitioning to spaces of equity and boundless opportunity. She has 30 years of experience navigating systems change, and her authenticity serves as a guiding beacon, grounding her in her true self and nurturing connections with others. Her passion lies in empowering communities to address critical issues and access to education, health, housing, and wealth.  She specializes in building collaborative partnerships, program design, and evaluation. Sharron Watts-Brooks is a current fellow with California Capitol Collaboration on Race and Equity.
 

*Small reception to follow at the WGS lounge, HUM 316