Women’s Study Centre

Durgapur Women’s College

Mahatma Gandhi Road, Durgapur-713209, West Bengal

About the Centre

The Women’s Study Centre at Durgapur Women’s College focusses on interdisciplinary work on women and gender questions: women’s status in developing countries and development issues related to women, the gender dimension of development, divisions of labour, self-presentation, public and private spheres, access to institutions and the organisation of family life. Gender questions are global and understanding of gender relations is essential to comprehend the contemporary world which in turn is contingent upon the intricate interplay of social, cultural, political and economic factors determined in the past.

The primary aim of the Centre is to explore the gendered nature of social processes focusing on development questions. The Centre organises public lectures, research seminars and workshops. These often engage the community, not only the students and the faculty, but also the people around from different walks of life in a conversation to sensitize the questions of gender inequality including violence against women. Along with Women’s Cell the Centre aims to provide an awareness on gender related issues in contemporary society.