The Center plans to car-

ry out various programs

and activities open not

only for the YSU staff

and students, by also for

all those interested.

CGLS collaborates with

the YSU Career Center,

as well as various gov-

ernmental and non-

governmental structures

that deal with gender,

and are actively involved

in issues of women’s

leadership and gender

equality.

The official opening of the

Center for Gender and

Leadership Studies (CGLS)

was held on May 7, 2013.

The Center is a funded by

USAID within the frame-

work of collaboration be-

tween the Yerevan State

University (YSU) and Ari-

zona State University.

The opening event was

attended by representa-

tives from over 90 local

and international gov-

ernmental and non-

governmental organiza-

tions. The high attend-

ance was an outstanding

beginning that is set to

operate in the next three

years. The Center is the

first of its kind in Arme-

nia that functions within

a higher education insti-

tute.

One of the major objectives

of CGLS is the establishment

of strong and effective rela-

tions with local and interna-

tional organizations in the

field of gender. The Center

values highly the opportuni-

ty to be part of the network

of organizations dealing with

gender issues. Moreover, in

the first month of its founda-

tion, the Center successfully

became a member of the

Gender Thematic Group

which collaborates with or-

ganizations such as OSCE,

UN and other organizations

working in Armenia.

Apart from this, the center

has started partnership with

local and international or-

ganizations, such as the

Women’s Resource Center,

US Peace Corps, British

Council in Armenia and

many others. As a result of

these ties, the network that

works toward the achieve-

ment of gender equality in

Armenia has revived.

The Launch of the Center

I N S I D E T H E I S S U E

The launch of the

Center

1

CGLS external

ties

1

Meetings with re-

searchers

2

CGLS projects 2

Mentorship for

YSU female stu-

dents

2

Grants for gender

policy develop-

ment

3

Training at Arizo-

na

3

Historical sources

of gender issues

4

CGLS External Ties

R E S E A R C H C E N T E R

A T Y E R E V A N S T A T E

U N I V E R S I T Y

Center for Gender and

Leadership Studies

( M A Y , J U N E , J U L Y ) C G L S , I S S U E 1

D I R E C T I O N S

Gender Studies

Leadership Studies

Women’s Leader-

ship

Gender Equality

Mentorship Pro-

gram

Trainings

Trainings for Lec-

turers

Grant projects

P A G E 2

“Gender is about

how bodies enter

history”

R. Connel

L. Minasyan is talking

about women’s

rights

CGLS PROJECTS

Mentorship for YSU Female Students

Meetings with researchers

CGLS holds regular dis-

cussion sessions with

individuals working on

gender issues. A num-

ber of researchers have

already presented the

results of their works

during these discussions.

Among the themes were

“The Image of Women

in Advertising,”

“Representation of

Gender Roles in Text-

books of Armenian

Schools,” “Impact of

Male Migration on

Women in Rural

Communities,”

“Women as Defenders

of their Rights,” etc.

These discussion ses-

sions are one of the

important aspects of

the Center’s opera-

tion. It creates the

opportunity for re-

searchers to present

their work to the pub-

lic at large and em-

phasize the gender

issues in the Armeni-

an society.

students from six YSU de-

partments will have the

opportunity to cooperate

with women from Armenia

and other countries who

have been successful in

their careers and possess

leadership skills. The pro-

gram is meant to help stu-

dents develop

The YSU Center

for Gender and

Leadership Studies

offers a mentor-

ship program fe-

male students at

YSU. As part of

the program, 25

senior and Master

their knowledge and

skills in respective

fields. The mentors will

be representative from

political and public, as

well as business spheres

who are willing to share

their experience and

knowledge with the stu-

dents.

Small Grant Projects

for individuals and

organizations. The

latter is open to all

those who wish to

conduct research

within the framework

of gender policy. The

Center also offers

training for the YSU

faculty members at

the Arizona State Uni-

versity to develop

courses in the field of

Gender Studies.

The YSU Center for

Gender and Leader-

ship Studies carries

out a number of pro-

jects. Among them is

the mentorship pro-

ject for YSU female

students, as well as

C E N T E R F O R G E N D E R A N D

L E A D E R S H I P S T U D I E S

Trainings

with YSU

Career and

Alumni

Center

Grants for Gender Policy Development

P A G E 3 C G L S , I S S U E 1

Gender problems researcher L. Grigoryan is talking

about Armenian advertisings

Among other projects, the YSU

Center for Gender and Leadership

Studies offers grants to individuals

and groups, as well as organizations

that deal with gender issues and/or

promote introduction of gender

components into the policy-

making. Small grant project is a

new and efficient mechanism to-

ward the promotion of gender poli-

cy.

taught at their Departments for

now, and later also at the MA pro-

gram that Center will offer.

YSU Career and Alumni Center’s training

on CV Writing Skills

The YSU Center for Gender

and Leadership Studies offers

training opportunities at the

Arizona State University for

YSU faculty members. The

selection of participants is

made based on the screening

of the submitted application

and interview results. The

purpose of the training is to

help professors introduce the

gender dimension into the

courses they teach, as well as

develop new courses in the

field of Gender Studies to be

Trainings at Arizona The RA N 57 Law

on “Provision of

Equal Rights and

Equal

Opportunities of

Women and Men”

was adopted in

May of 2013

C E N T E R F O R G E N D E R A N D

L E A D E R S H I P S T U D I E S

Historical Sources of Gender Issues P A G E 4

C G L S , I S S U E 1

The presentation of YSU

Lecturer Ani

Manukyan at

Center for Gen-

der and Leader-

ship Studies

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E-MAIL: CGLS@YSU.AM,

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BLOG: HTTP://CGLS.BLOGSPOT.COM/

A particular emphasis was

put on Betty Fridan’s The

Feminist Mystery and

Simone de Beauvoir’s The

Second Sex.

The presentation generat-

ed a discussion and debate.

Taking into account the

opinions expressed during

the discussion session, it

could be concluded that the majori-

ty of participants considered the

economic sphere to be superior to

other fields of activity. For that mat-

ter, women’s entry into the eco-

nomic sphere must be encouraged

in Armenia upon which depends

women’s independence.

Ani Manukyan spoke

about the feminist move-

ment in US and Europe.

Some of the prominent

figures of the period were

Betty Fridan and Simone

de Beauvoir whose lives

and feminist activism Ani

had researched in depth.

Center for Gender and Leadership Studies

On June 28, 2013, the Center for Gen-

der and Leadership Studies hosted Ms.

Ani Manukyan who presented her re-

search on waves of feminist move-

ments which she carried out at the

Arizona State University.