The Gender and Women's Studies Research Center at Kadir Has University aims to create an intellectual locus for interdisciplinary research and teaching on topics related to gender and women's studies. For more than thirty years, scholars around the world and from a variety of disciplines have focused on the position of women and their desires as a research topic. As one of our goals, we seek to cr
itically re-examine discussions of equality and gender as they pertain to the status of women, while bearing in mind that the field is not limited to male and female prototypes but also includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. Since studies on gender draw upon a number of fields, they are an integral part of all disciplines, and in line with this the Center promotes interdisciplinary academic endeavors. In an effort to create dialogue around issues related to gender, the KHAS Gender and Women's Studies Center will sponsor conferences, seminars, and panels as well as develop resources for use in research and classroom teaching. We also aim to foster cooperation and exchange between already established centers, both in Turkey and abroad, which are engaged with topics pertaining to gender. Lastly, we strive to ensure that our own institution is itself is an exemplar of gender equity in all regards. In this vein, we support academic staff in the development of academic programs related to gender and women's studies as well as work undertaken with the administration to develop and implement the best institutional practices related to gender equity. As an organization, the KHAS Gender and Women's Studies Research Center is a collaboration of individuals from the University as well as the local community. Our intention is to run the Center in a democratic, collaborative, non-hierarchical manner to create the broadest space possible for a diversity of voices and approaches to the study of women and gender.
