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DEPARTMENT OF GENDER DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

DEPARTMENT OF GENDER DEVELOPMENT STUDIES. Background History.

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DEPARTMENT OF GENDER DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

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  1. DEPARTMENT OF GENDER DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

  2. Background History The Department of Women/Gender Studies emerged out of the Center of Excellence for Women Studies. This Center had been set up by the Ministry of Women Development Government of Pakistan in 1989. This was established under a project to implement Women Studies Institutions in Pakistan. As a center it started functioning in the University of Balochistan in November 1994.

  3. It contributed in the preparation of the National Report that was to be carried to the Fourth World Conference on Women called the Beijing Conference held in September 1995 in China. The Centre performed as rapporteur in all the five conferences held throughout the country to prepare the country report. The Centre was the rapporteur of the first International Women Parliamentarians’ Conference held in Islamabad by the Government of Pakistan. The Centre represented the country as sole representative for the Regional Conference held in February 1995 for the preparation of the Regional Report for the Fourth World Conference. Centre was a part of the official delegation representing Pakistan in the Fourth World Conference in China.

  4. The Centre represented Pakistan in the Beijing Declaration of the Fourth World Conference. The Centre was made the permanent representative of Pakistan for the Regional Steering Committee on Rural and Island women. After the Beijing Conference the Centre was nominated as member of the committee preparing the National Plan of Action. The Centre was a member of the National Core Group representing the Provincial Core Group. The Centre was a member of the Planning Commission of Pakistan on the Chapter of Women and Gender Development.The Centre represented the country in the special session of General Assembly at the United Nations.

  5. The Centre contributed for the preparation of Gender Reform Action Plan, a project of Government of Pakistan assisted by Asian Development Bank. The study conducted by Asian Development Bank on the Employment of Women in Public Sector was conducted by the Centre. The study on “The Conditions of Women in Jails” conducted by the Ministry of Women Development was carried out by the Centre. The Centre conducted a study for UNDP for preparation of Profile of Women in Kacchi Abadies. The Centre has several other researches to its credit.

  6. THE PROCESS OF CONVERSION OF CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE FOR WOMEN STUDIES INTO TEACHING DEPARTMENT In the year 1996, the University Grants Commission convened a meeting of the Directors of all the Centers of Excellence for Women Studies and decided to up grade the Centers into teaching Departments. A series of meetings were held at the UGC Islamabad from 1996 to 1998 to prepare a proper Syllabus for the purpose of teaching. The Syllabus was finalized and launched in the Five Universities in 1998. The Ministry of Women Development and the Ministry of Education Government of Pakistan issued a directive that the Centre of Excellence in all the five Universities should be taken up as teaching departments of the University.

  7. The University of Balochistan convened a special meeting of Board of Studies which consisted of all the Five Directors of Centre of Excellence and Mr. Shakeel Ahmed as a special representative of the Vice Chancellor, University of Balochistan. The University of Balochistan began the process of conversion of the Centre of Excellence into a Teaching Department by sending teachers of various departments for training purposes to different institutions.

  8. PRESENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE CHAIRPERSON TEACHING STAFF (4 teachers, visiting faculty) SENIOR RESEARCH OFFICER (ONE) OFFICE STAFF Junior Clerk (One) KPO (ONE) SUPPORT STAFF NAIB QASID (ONE)

  9. The Department of Women/Gender Studies started as regular teaching department with an intake of 17 students in its first batch. The second batch consists of 19 students, males and females. It follows the syllabus prepared by the Higher Education Commission.

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