About the Unit

Gender Research Centre

Special Education Unit

The Gender Unit (Currently, the Diversity Unit) was established in 2013. The Unit aims at coordinating issues of equity and equality regarding to aspects of gender, sex, ethnicity and disability at the College. The Diversity Unit spearheads issues of inclusion and mainstreaming of gender. In doing so, the Unit performs various activities such as research, training, campaign against gender based violence, women empowerment and outreach services. 

The Unit has the role of nurturing young generations on issues of equity and equality. Through student’s gender club, members of the club help to create awareness on issues pertaining to sexual harassment and their implications.

In June 2022, the College launched the gender desk aiming at creating a safe environment for learning and teaching. The gender desk is the comfortable platform in administering issues related to gender based violence and managing all forms of sexual harassment at workplace.

Regarding research, in August 2022 the Diversity Unit established the Gender Research Center (GRC) for strengthening research and training activities. 

 

Gender Research Centre (GRC)

DUCE Gender Research Centre (GRC) was established in 2022 with a mission to support action on enhancing gender equality and women's status. The objectives of the GRC are to develop research on gender approaches in education and cultivate new approaches to gender studies. Specifically, it looks at gender differences in educational achievement, attainment and experiences within the education system. The aim is to understand how gender differences influence educational outcomes and how these differences impact the labour market, environment, family matters, politics and health outcomes, among others. The Centre strives to become a hub of research and training to support national feminisms and social movements challenging normative constructions of gender and social norms.

Issues of the Gender Research Centre:

  • Research on gender and women's issues;
  • Integration of gender theory into curricula;
  • Publications related to gender research;
  • Educational and scientific activities;
  • Conducting in conferences, seminars and symposiums at national and international level, and
  • Organizing lectures, seminars and other events that are open for students and the general public.