国会女议员和活动家雪莉·奇索姆曾经勇敢地说:“如果他们不给你一个席位, bring a folding chair.”
虽然许多职业领域在历史上一直是男性主导的, 全国各地的许多女性都在把椅子拉到桌子上, especially in public safety. 虽然妇女在公共安全工作队伍中的增长令人鼓舞, 就该领域的女性人数而言,仍有很大的增长空间.
了解更多关于妇女在公共安全中发挥的重要作用, 以及全国范围内有抱负的女性如何更接近成为社区所需要的公共安全英雄.
What is Public Safety?
As a whole, Herzing大学的公共安全教育包括三个主要领域的重点, each providing different career pathways: criminal justice, emergency medical technician and homeland security.
- Criminal Justice: 刑事司法的职业道路包括令人兴奋和有回报的工作, including a police officer, private investigator, correctional officer and more. In 2021, only 13.3% of full-time law enforcement officers were female显示出对女性加入这一领域的巨大需求.
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT): 成为一名急救医生意味着在他们最关键的时刻成为他们的救星. Only 31.6% of all paramedics are women.
- Homeland Security: 用国土安全的职业生涯来保护你的社区和软件下载的国家. 潜在的工作包括土木工程师、运营人员,甚至是特工. 与其他公共安全职业相比,女性在国土安全工作人员中所占的比例更高, there is still a disparity of women in the field, with only 43% of Department of Homeland Security employees being women.
加入这些职业道路中的任何一条都将是迈向更成功未来的有益一步. But like any experience, there are challenges. Pursuing a new career is daunting for anyone, 尤其是对于那些即将进入一个没有被充分代表的行业的人来说.
感谢那些勇敢的女性,她们响应公共安全工作者的号召, 请记住,你可以做以下重要的工作,以帮助那些追随你脚步的人获得未来的机会.
- Find Your Voice: Whether you’re in the classroom, the office, or out on the job, 提醒自己,你值得被倾听,你的意见很重要. 找到自己的声音,并有信心坚持自己的想法,这会让你在事业和生活中走得更远.
- Reach For The Stars: 获得学位将为你带来大量的机会, 每一个都能让你在自己热爱的领域脱颖而出. Give yourself room to learn, grow and advance in your career, 继续梦想,为自己的未来设定更多的目标. 统计数据显示,从事公共安全领域工作的女性人数较少,但也有 fewer women in leadership positions. 挑战自己,在你的职业生涯中晋升为领导角色. You are not only benefitting yourself, 但你也在支持你身后的下一代女性.
- Pull Up a Seat For Others: Empowered women empower women. No matter where you are in your educational or career goals, 让你的周围都是和你有同样抱负的女性,用同样的热情支持她们的梦想,就像你对待自己的梦想一样. This benefits everyone, as you will flourish in a supportive environment, 同时也有助于在该领域赋予其他妇女权力.
要有信心,你有能力在你的社区中作为一个女人做出巨大的改变 public safety. 通过探索各种有益的职业道路,成为最好的自己.
对于那些希望在公共安全领域快速起步并成为其他职场女性榜样的人, Herzing University 提供方便和灵活的刑事司法方案, emergency medical technology and homeland security.
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* Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor, 职业就业和工资统计2022 /职业展望手册2022. 劳工统计局的估计不代表入门级工资和/或薪水. Multiple factors, including prior experience, age, geography market in which you want to work and degree field, will affect career outcomes and earnings. Herzing既不代表它的毕业生将获得劳工统计局计算的特定工作的平均工资,也不保证从它的幸运28计划毕业后就能找到工作, promotion, salary increase or other career growth.