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Gender and Development Studies
Gender and Development Studies aims at
creating gender awareness and recognizing women’s lived
experiences and ambitions by placing them at the centre of
social inquiry. It seeks social justice for the marginalized
sections of the society and advocates for their human
rights. Students in Gender Studies are expected to engage in
the production of knowledge that emerges from feminist
critique of social, cultural and institutional structures
that promote patriarchy and disempower women and other
genders. It comprehends that the global
and transnational understanding of women’s situation is
essential to promote interconnections between women at all
levels. It considers that development in Pakistan would
occur in general and particularly for women when all genders
are mobilized in the change-making effort. It
includes women’s contributions to knowledge in various
fields, society’s approaches and efforts towards
understanding the status of women and strategies for
empowering them. It highlights
both the need for specialized academic degree awarding
studies in gender and development, and the integration of
gender analysis and mainstreaming gender in University of
Balochistan’s other fields of study.
Objectives
Critically analyze the social construction of gender and
apply this understanding to deconstruct gender inequality
and patriarchy;
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Create an academic culture valuing the experiences and
contributions of women by exploring and documenting women’s
historic roles;
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Build a body of knowledge based on invisible or undiscovered
lives of women;
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Promote women’s human rights through sensitizing and
engaging men;
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Strengthen students’ ability to critique traditional
theories and methods of knowledge by applying feminist
concepts and Gender Studies Scholarship;
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Create strategies for empowering women in their struggle
against inequality and oppression and for effective
participation in all areas of society and development.
Job Opportunities
Public (educational and research institutes) and private
sector (NGOs, INGOs, UN agencies) |
