Institute for Gender Studies
Vision
Towards a gender-transformed African society. (Gender-transformed: gender sensitivity, inclusion, consciousness, awareness, social acceptance)
Mission
Promoting gender as a key advocacy catalyst in the transformation agenda in Africa through MIT (multi-, inter- and trans-disciplinary) research, tuition and community engagement.
Objectives
- Engage in MIT basic, essential and applied critical and transformative research in Gender Studies.
- Provide academic and development expertise for research, community engagement and postgraduate supervision in Gender Studies.
- Support the creation of innovative knowledge systems in Gender Studies and related fields as part of epistemological transformation.
Scope
Our theoretical scope includes three main streams of Gender enquiry, namely
- Feminism
- Masculinity Studies
- LGBTi (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual and intersex) Studies
Values
Over-arching value:
Participatory academic citizenship focusing on gender mainstreaming.
Other values:
- Diversity
- Inclusion
- Integration
- Transformation
- Community involvement and participation
- Critical engagement with gender discourses; both in Africa and internationally
The promotion of gender as a key catalyst in the transformation agenda in Africa implies the following:
- Training and development
- Awareness
- Education
- Involvement in policy processes
- Academic citizenship
- Community engagement
- Social activism and advocacy
In order to create and enabling environment for all the above we will rely on the following enabling pillars.
Enabling pillars
- ODL (Open Distance Learning) tuition delivery model
- MIT research and knowledge generation
- Community engagement, activism and advocacy
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