Institute for Gender and Development Studies


Undergraduate Studies

Study alongside individuals who bring different areas of knowledge to current issues. Explore how gender analysis is necessary across numerous disciplines and is central to transformation of the region toward greater sustainability, equality and social justice.
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Postgraduate Studies

Explore gendered issues that affect the Caribbean, become an expert in and produce relevant feminist scholarship, and help to build gender analysis skills and impact in both research and policy.
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Research

Get involved in multi-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary regional, community and faculty research which responds to the issues of our time.
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Outreach

Join us in dialogue and action with a broad range of women and men committed to Caribbean social movements for gender justice, economic justice and climate justice. Contribute to solving local and regional issues and to the development of public policy, advocacy and activism in the wider society.
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IGDS Streams

 

Announcements

 

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Halimah DeShong, PhD, University Director, IGDS 
Excerpt "Greeting for the Academic Year" 
"I encourage you to learn more about the history of the IGDS by reading The UWI Gender Journey: Recolllections and Reflections by Professors Joycelyn Massiah, Elsa Leo-Rhynie and Barbara Bailey. 
With this book, Professor Massiah, as former Director of SALISES and principal investigator on the historic "Women in the Caribbean Project" of the late 1970's; and Professors Leo-Rhynie and Bailey, former University Directors of the IGDS; offer critical perspectives on the establishment, growth and future of the IGDS, as part of Caribbean feminist and women's movements, some thirty-one years since the emergence of the Centre for Gender ad Development Studies. 
 
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Dr Angelique Nixon 
Head of Department (Acting) 
St Augustine Unit
It is an honour to serve as Head (Ag.) of the IGDS, St Augustine Unit. I take on this role with a deep sense of responsibility and feminist commitment to the work we do and to the communities we serve. 

At the IGDS, our work in teaching, research, and outreach is grounded in Caribbean feminist theories, gender justice, and social transformation. We work diligently to achieve our mission and vision through the delivery of unique interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary programmes, award-winning research, transformative projects, and social justice activism.

As a regional institute, we are dedicated to regional and international development and the transformation of gender relations towards more just and equitable societies.

My vision is for the IGDS to continue to be a space where we raise consciousness, nurture critical thinking, and imagine new possibilities for creating social change. I am committed to strengthening our collective work, supporting our students and staff, deepening our research, and expanding our engagement with communities across the Caribbean and beyond. I believe in the power of solidarity, creativity, and decolonial knowledge production to help us meet the challenges of our times. Together, we will continue to build an IGDS that is courageous in its thinking, compassionate in its practice, and unwavering in demands for justice.

–Dr. Angelique V. Nixon, Senior Lecturer, IGDS

 

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Click here for the Bilingual List of Service Providers  and Support information and downloads. This initiative was developed with support from the Pan American Development Foundation and funding by the United States Government.
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Click her to go to the Caribbean Sexualities Knowledge E-Portal on diverse genders and sexualities in the Caribbean developed as part of "A Sexual Culture of Justice” Project.
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The first IGDS Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the FutureLearn platform highlights prominent global women leaders and the ways in which they exemplified the values and employed principles of feminist transformational leadership. Read more or Join the course today!
 

 

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Undergraduate Studies
UG Frequently Asked Questions 
 
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Postgraduate Studies
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More Information on Postgraduate Studies
 

 

Mission

To produce and disseminate knowledge to transform gender relations in the Caribbean in support of the UWI’s mission to enhance regional and international development.

Vision

All UWI Graduates are committed to social justice and the promotion of gender-responsive human relations and development

Strategy

The IGDS will achieve its mission and vision by producing and delivering interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary programmes that are characterized by excellence in:

  • Teaching guided by feminist theories and gender & development perspectives, principles and practices
  • Research and publications that investigate societal issues and challenges from a gender perspective
  • Public service, outreach and activism that transform gender relations and promote social justice
  • Building partnerships and mobilizing resources to facilitate the above

 

 

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