The Scope and Activities of the Centre:
As per the plans projected by the Centre, it’s scope covers manifold activities which are expected to be undertaken, in long term planning as follows:
Educational
A) Teaching
Studies as a new discipline is different from the traditional discipline of social sciences in it’s perceptions, methodology, tools of data collection and contents. Therefore it is necessary that a paper on Women’s Studies is being introduced at the graduation level as a compulsory paper or as a foundation course to enable all the students to have a clear perception of Women’s Studies. It is hoped that this will definitely help the educational system by removing discriminatory attitude and practices against women, highlighting the roots of oppression and inequality, publishing their role and contribution to social development and bringing out changes in the social perceptions and values amongst men and women. To conduct courses to empower and enlighten women:
i) The centre should to gradually evolve into a Department of Women’s Studies and run the graduate as well as post graduate courses of academic nature.
ii) At present the Centre proposes to offer: