Gender and Development: Projects of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies at the University of Bern

Promoting dialogue between research and professional practice 

The Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies of the University of Bern (IZFG) has, these past years, enhanced its focus on the development field. In particular, it analyzed subjects such as governance, sustainable development, human rights and globalization under the gender lense. The Centre also studied feminist movements in a transnational and transcultural perspective.  Moreover, the IZFG regularly organizes public events around the Gender and Development theme. 
[Current events organized by IZFG]
[Courses]

The IZFG is part of the Working Group Gender and Development, which brings together researches from the academic field and representative of different non-governemental organizations/NGOs. This working group actively collaborates with WIDE (Women in Development Europe www.wide-network.org). The possibility to create a national WIDE plateform in Switzerland is under discussion. 

§ Access to the protected area Working Group

Reflexion group was created in order to improve dialogue between academic research and professional pratice. This group welcomes professionals from public administration and non-governemental organizations as well as researchers and academicians. The group is mainly focusing on current debates about the integration of gender perspective and equality issues in the development field. People interested to participate to this group can send an email to: lilian.frankhauser@izfg.unibe.ch

§ Access to the protected area Reflexion Group

Courses on Gender and Development: after the success of the seminar "Gendered Globalization - The impacts of globalization on the relations between the sexes" and because of the strong demand from students and professionals, the IZFG is planning to elaborate a post-graduate diploma on Gender and Development.
Developing the competences in Gender and Development: the IZFG has a database of experts in the field of gender and development. This database is an excellent working tool, for the IZFG as well as for federal institutions.  

§ Access to the database [registered members]

§ Access to NRP60 [registered members]