Welcome
The Center for Women's
Studies (CWS) at Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) is the first and
only academic research and training center for women in Northern Cyprus.
Since its establishment on November 17, 1998, CWS has worked primarily
to encourage sensitivity towards the problems women face and to raise
awareness of gender issues by bringing them to the attention of the
public.
Since 1998, CWS has organized and held various
activities to raise awareness of gender issues among the local
community.
- Journal: Kadin/Woman
2000, a bilingual (Turkish/English) journal of the CWS, is an
international publication in print since 2000. Published
biannually, this journal is a multi-disciplinary refereed
journal, indexed and abstracted in various databases and
dedicated to the scholarly study of all aspects of women issues.
- Conferences: CWS
hosted two international conferences on Women's Studies in 2004
and 2006 respectively and is planning to hold the third one in
2009.
- Activities: Every
year, CWS organizes and holds seminars and workshops to raise
awareness of gender issues in the university and among the local
community. In addition, CWS organizes cultural events and
exhibitions of the work of Turkish Cypriot women artists on
International Women's Day.
- Projects: The
Centerīs ongoing projects entail topics such as Women and the
Environment, Women and Economic Development, Women and the
Media.
- Graduate Program: CWS
has currently completed the preparatory phase for launching an
interdisciplinary graduate program on Women and Gender Studies
in the 2007-2008 academic year.
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