Centre for Women's Studies

Overview of the Center

The Centre for Women's Studies was established in 2001 to commemorate the "Women Empowerment Year" and received recognition from the UGC in 2010-2011 for phase 1. With a mission to advance women's empowerment, the Centre serves as a catalyst for promoting and strengthening women's studies through teaching, research, fieldwork, extension activities, training, and education. CWS is one of its own kind which is undertaking the women centric research to fulfil the UN SDG 5 goals. Centre for Women's Studies works in partnership with various international, national & state agencies works in partnership with UNISCO Co Chair KNOWLEDGE FOR CHANGE (K4C) consortium, State Planning Commission, PRIA Organization, Oxfam India, and State Commission for Women ,One Stop Centre & AIIMS on various social cause among the communities for bringing a positive change.

Aims and Objectives

The main objective of the Centre for Women's Studies is to promote research, teaching and, advocacy on gender-related issues. The centre aims to provide a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue and critical thinking on the social, cultural, economical and political aspects of gender and women's experiences.

About the Sangwari K4C hub

The University is part of a global consortium on Knowledge for Change under the aegis of UNESCO CHAIR. In all, there are nineteen K4C Consortium hubs working world vide. In Knowledge for Change Consortium UNESCO Chair K4C hub, Centre for Women's Studies works as “Sangwari CBPR Hub” focusing on issues related to UN, SDGs 5 (Gender issues). Under this, we work at the community level to identify the existing social issues, challenges, and work for bridging the existing gaps.