University of the West Indies (UWI), The Centre for Gender and Development Studies

West Indies

The University of West Indies is an independent University located on the three campuses of the University of the West Indies - Mona, Jamaica; Cave Hill, Barbados; and St. Augustine, Trinidad.

Located on the three campuses of the University of the West Indies - Mona, Jamaica; Cave Hill, Barbados; and St. Augustine, Trinidad. The Centre for Gender and Development Studies CGDS is a dynamic unit within the University of the West Indies (UWI) engaged in a programme of teaching, research and outreach on women and gender issues in Caribbean society. CGDS Cave Hill uses gender analysis to investigate material and ideological relations of gender affecting Caribbean women and men. It is particularly concerned that there are institutionalized gender inequalities for women. It seeks to expose and transform these to create a more just society.

MISSION AND FOCUS

-CGDS is committed to a programme of teaching, research and outreach that:

-Questions historically accepted theories and explanations about society and human behaviour.

-Seeks an understanding of the world which takes women, their lives and achievements into account.

-Identifies the origins of power differences between women and men, and the division of human characteristics along gender lines.

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES IN GENDER STUDIES UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING

Summer Institute in Gender and Development Studies UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

English

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