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Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. Several institutions support the programme, including the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and UN Women . Representative of the UN Women Multi-Country Office for the Caribbean Tonni Brodber said the institute continued to play a pivotal role in helping to correct misunderstandings, even in the news media, about gender equality and women’s empowerment. She urged participants: “Claim your space; be proud of what brought you to this space; acknowledge who created opportunities for you to be there, and while there, make space for others. That is the legacy of Professor Barriteau [and] that is the legacy of others.” Gender Specialist at the CDB, Dr. Maria Ziegler said the training provided by CIGAD was important to transforming lives, and she underscored the value of learning the techniques necessary to improve policymaking that relate to gender-sensitive issues. u
material and ideological aberrations flowing from the nexus of power and multiple, intersecting inequalities. Whether these inequalities arise in unequal relations of gender or other manifestations of social injustices, the IGDS has been addressing these through sharpening and creating new tools of gender analysis, offering advocacy and undertaking activism. They have been doing this while maintaining the highest standards of scholarly excellence in feminist studies.” Professor Barriteau expressed hope that graduate students would document and analyse the work that she and others did: “I was honoured to serve The University of the West Indies and the region by being involved in creating and institutionalising this intensive training programme. Over the years, I have gained tremendous satisfaction in observing the contributions made by those who have completed this training.” Over 500 graduates have been trained by CIGAD. In its 2023 instalment, 28 participants were drawn from Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada,
T he professor of gender and public policy recognised contributions made by current and past heads towards the enrichment, expansion and continuous upgrade of the curriculum. She said they accomplished this while staying true to the unit’s philosophy. “Working with a diasporic team of national, regional, and international activists and scholars, the NBU continues to ensure that The University of the West Indies offers knowledge and training on exposing and seeking to correct the Emerita Professor the Most Hon. Eudine Barriteau feminist activist and former Principal of The UWI, Cave Hill Campus
Emerita Professor the Most Hon. Eudine Barriteau (seated, centre) with the 2023 CIGAD cohort, staff and partners of the IGDS.
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