The Centre for Gender and Development Studies, founded in September 1993, seeks to promote teaching, research and outreach activities in gender-related issues by:

	Offering interdisciplinary courses in gender and development across faculties within the University of the West Indies, at both undergraduate and post-graduate level.
	Initiating collaborative research projects that address the relationship of gender to all areas of society.
	Pursuing a programme of outreach activities that includes seminars, workshops and networking events.

Located on the three campuses of the University of the West Indies - Mona, Jamaica; Cave Hill, Barbados; and St. Augustine, Trinidad - the Centre has its origins in the tri-campus Women and Development Studies Group. The Centre for Gender and Development Studies is regional in scope, with a Regional Co-ordinating Unit located at the UWI Mona Campus, Jamaica, and headed by Professor Barbara Bailey. Professor Elsa Leo-Rhynie, also of the Mona Campus, holds the Chair in Gender and Development Studies.

The Head of the St. Augustine Unit of the Centre for Gender and Development Studies, Professor Rhoda Reddock, spearheads the mission to support research on all aspects of gender and feminist scholarship. The Centre also aims to act as a forum for work by scholars, artistes and teachers at all levels of the educational system, as well as by organizers from the national, regional and international community. Centre staff are always on hand to assist.

An ongoing activity of the Centre is the weekly Lunchtime Seminar Series in which local, regional and international faculty, writers, scholars and activists concerned with gender-related issues and actions present aspects of their work. All talks are free and open to the public. Conferences, video showings, public lectures and workshops are organized periodically by the Centre.

Facilities at the Centre include a Seminar Room and a Reading Room. National and international associates are encouraged to use the Centre as a base for research, discussion and collaboration. In keeping with its commitment to both global and national understanding of gender and development issues, the Centre hosts a Fulbright Scholar programme for six month or one-year visits.

Centre for Gender and Development Studies
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine Campus
Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: 868-645-3232-9 ext. 2533/3573 Email: gender@cgds.uwi.tt
Fax: 868-663-9684 or 868-3232 ext 3572 (ask for fax tone)