Department of Gender & Development Studies
Females have been, and still are, at a disadvantage in all spheres of life, due to male dominance, stereotypical allocation of gender roles, gender bias, and subsequent biased upbringing. To change this scenario what is required the most is a newer perspective of gender relations. One major development that has taken place as a result of this growing awareness is the emergence of gender / women studies programs in universities all over the world. Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), the largest women’s university in Pakistan, is one such institution. The Gender and Development Studies Center at LCWU started functioning in 2004. The major objective of the establishment of this center, besides imparting education in a newly emerging discipline, is to prepare a well equipped, well groomed, skilled, and able new generation of citizens who can take care of the nation in future and who are molded and trained in such a manner that they become economically viable units of the society.
Head of Department
Head of Department's Message
It is the demand and need of today’s modern world that all capable be actively contributing to the socio-economic well being and stability….personal as well as societal. Since the international, multinational, job market is approaching close to our doorsteps, we, as the citizens of a developing part of the world need to adopt a more realistic, active, practical, and gender balanced approach towards the education of the youth. It is the need of the day that our women are turned into economically viable units of the society. For this, we need to shape our society into an egalitarian and equal opportunity mold. But before we achieve that goal we need to impart goal directed, job oriented, skill based, education, skill, and know-how to our females.
Faculty Statistics
- Associate Professors: 1
- Lecturers: 6
- Contact : +92-42-9203801-9
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Our Mission
- Impart education in a newly emerging discipline
- Give a broader vision and a liberal, tolerant, vision to the students
- Mold and train students in such a manner that they have a wider range of job opportunities in future so that at the end of the day they are economically viable units of the society
- Prepare a well equipped, well groomed, skilled, and able new generation of citizens who can take care of the nation in future
- Develop an awareness of women’s legal rights
- Develop an awareness of issues related to women’s reproductive health
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