As part of its outreach efforts,

the YSU Center for Gender Research

and Leadership organized a meeting

with the YSU branch in the town of

Ijevan. The meeting aimed at pre-

senting the operation, activities and

projects of the Center. In addition to

discussing the operation of the Cen-

ter, the participants talked about

gender issues in Armenia and their

possible solution.

The meeting was attended by

students and professors from differ-

ent departments. Students from Psy-

chology and Sociology Departments

demonstrated particular interest in

the topic.

The mentoring project of the

Center, as well as the possibility of

participation of students from YSU

at Ijevan, were among the topics dis-

cussed.

AGATE NGO for Women with Spe-

cial Needs was among the organiza-

tions were the YSU Center for Gender

Research and Leadership was present-

ed. The goal of the NGO is to support

social integration of physically disa-

bled young people in the Marz of Shi-

rak and encourage them to live inde-

pendent lives; promote creation of em-

ployment opportunities for them; pro

tect the rights of people with disabili-

ties through improvement of the Ar-

menian legislation; work toward

changing the public attitude toward

people with disabilities; promote ca-

pacity development of the NGO; and

promote the development of coopera-

tion among state structures and non-

governmental organizations engaged

in the issues of people with disabili-

ties.

CENTER VISITS YSU AT IJEVAN

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Center visits YSU

at Ijevan

1

Visit to Gyumri 1

Training with Ca-

reer Center

2

Collaboration with

Arizona State Uni-

versity

3

CGLS Grant Pro-

jects

4

Visit to Gyumri

D I R E C T I O N S

Gender Studies

Leadership Studies

Women’s

Leadership

Gender Equality

Mentorship

Program

Trainings

Trainings for

Lecturers

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

( N O V E M B E R , D E C E M B E R , J A N U A R Y ) C G L S , I S S U E 3

P A G E 2

According to “RA Law on provision od equal rights and equal opportunities for men and women”

Gender Equality is the Equality of Rights, Obligations and

Responsibilities of Men and Women in Front of the Law

(with consideration of the exceptions provided by law).

Training with Career Center

On November 19-21, 2013, the YSU

Alumni and Career Center and the

YSU Center for Gender Research and

Leadership held a three-day workshop

entitled Leadership, Career Advance-

ment and Gender. The workshop was

attended by 25 students and alumni

from YSU and other universities.

The participants learned about self-

presentation and motivation as im-

portant vehicles for leadership and

career advancement.

During the interactive event, through

role games the participants engaged

with

as important issues as leadership

behavior, proficient communication

and self-presentation, efficient

work within a group, etc. The par-

ticipants learned about legal and

socio-cultural issues related to

women’s leadership in various

spheres, as well as ways of over-

coming these obstacles.

The participants received certifi-

cates upon the completion of the

workshop.

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

Feminist Literature:

The Second Sex, Simone de Beauvoir, 1949

Collaboration with Arizona State University

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

The Arizona State University

is located in the city of Tem-

pe, Arizona. It was founded

in 1885 and originally was a

Normal School. In 1945, the

school was named Arizona

State College at the decision

of the Arizona Board of Re-

gents. In 1958, it was re-

named Arizona State Univer-

sity. In 1994, the University

was classified as Research

University by the Carnegie

Classification of Institutions

of Higher Education. Current-

ly it is one of the innovative

research universities in the

United States. The University

aims at establishing the New

American University model

the efficiency of which is

measured on the success

achieved by its students as

opposed to universities that

measure their efficiency

through the shortcomings and

dropout rates. The Arizona

State University is among the

top 25 research institutes in

the United States thanks to its

research results, innovations,

development, research funds,

as well as receipt of a large

number of grants. The Uni-

versity offers Bachelor’s,

Masters, and doctoral degrees.

A number of research and sci-

entific centers operate within

the University which in turn en-

hance the learning process and

add to the ranking of the Univer-

sity.

Among such research Centers is

the Melikian Center with which

the YSU Center of Gender Re-

search and Leadership collabo-

rates. The Melikian Center spe-

cializes in research in Russian,

Eurasian and Eastern European

Studies. The Melikian center

pursues both instructional and

research goals. It is home to

over 40 faculty affiliates from

ASU and community colleges

throughout Arizona.

Within the framework of collabo-

ration between the CGRL and

Melikian Center, four YSU

professors have so far been

trained at the Arizona State

Univeristy to develop courses on

Gender Studies, and the training

of two others is underway. of

cooperation between the two uni-

versities around the Center for

Gender Research and Leadership

Studies of Yerevan State Univer-

sity.

In January 2014, a delegation

from YSU headed by Rector

Aram Simonyan visited the Ari-

zona State University to discuss

prospects of continuation of co-

operation between the two uni-

versities around the Center for

Gender Research and Leadership

Studies.

Simone de Beauvoir

(9 January, 1908 – 14 April, 1986)

French Feminist

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

ment of information society in Arme-

nia, obstacles in women’s academic

career and advancement, etc.

The YSU Center for Gender and Lead-

ership grants the opportunity to those

interested in gender politics to receive

financial and professional support for

research. The research supported by the

Center has to aim at bringing about

change in the sphere of gender politics.

Currently, ten projects are underway in

different spheres all of which aim at

changing gender politics. Among them

are research projects on sex-based abor-

tions, women’s representation in the

Armenian army, women’s representa-

tion in the political sphere, establish-

CGRL Grant Projects

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