Vice-Chancellor's Report to University Council 2018/2019

INSTITUTE FOR gender and development studies (IGDS)

Among the highlights for IGDS in the review year was that of Dr. Leith Dunn, Senior Lecturer and Head of the Mona Campus Unit being named among the top 100 most influential persons globally in the areas of Gender Policy and Equality for 2019 by Apolitical. com, selected from over 9,000 nominations. As part of its commitment to internationalisation, the Institute began a collaboration with the University of Oxford and Tulane University on the PATH Project . The project focuses on supporting the needs of residents of Barbados’ Government Industrial Schools (GIS) for more meaningful reintegration into their communities, post-release. The IGDS Regional Biennial Sympo- sium under the theme Global Feminisms and the Anti-Colonial Project , hosted in November 2018 was held in honour of the three IGDS founding Heads, Pro- fessors Eudine Barriteau, Patricia Mohammed and Rhoda Reddock and was attended by over 150 persons.

Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communications, the Republic of Ghana (centre) with The IGDS staff, UNWomen representatives and NourbeSe Phillip at the Biennial Conference 2018

Graduates of The UWI, Mona Campus at 70 plus Outstanding UWI Women Awards Ceremony held at the Regional Headquarters

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