The Women and Gender in Global Perspectives
Program is an academic unit within International
Programs and Studies (IPS) at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign that offers a graduate minor in Gender
Relations in International Development (GRID). The
GRID interdisciplinary minor is
designed to give students the analytical and empirical skills
needed to
address global human security and gender equity
issues in research and policy analysis, as well as daily life. In this
age of global economic transformation, it is especially necessary
for researchers and practitioners to examine who gains and
who loses from new policies, to assess the disparities in the
impacts of reforms on women, men, and children, and to study
the successful strategies and policies that appear.
ADMISSION
TO GRID PROGRAM:
All graduate students at or entering the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are eligible to sign up for
the GRID interdisciplinary minor. Contact the WGGP Program
at the address below and come by to fill out the one page admissions
form or download the GRID minor form
here.
COURSE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE GRID INTERDISCIPLINARY MINOR:
- Core
Seminar on Gender Relations in International Development (cross
listed as HCD 595G/GWS 480 with the Departments of
Human and Community Development and Gender and Women’s
Studies; offered annually in the spring semester).
- Two courses from the
approved GRID core electives. Additional related
courses on women, gender, and development are offered
by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Advising for
the GRID minor is done by the Director of WGGP. The WGGP office monitors the GRID admission process and fulfillment of GRID minor requirements while the student's departmental academic advisor continues to advise and monitor for the satisfaction of their department's requirements.
RESOURCES
- Faculty: The
program draws upon an internationally recognized faculty
representing a wide range of disciplines and cultural backgrounds.
- Library Resources: The
Women and Gender Resources Library is a major resource
for international research on women. The unit provides
professional reference assistance and has the capability
to generate computerized annotated bibliographies upon
request.
- GRID Students:
The program facilitates contact with current and former
GRID students who constitute a network of support and
expertise.
- The
Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program: The
WGGP Program is an academic and research unit that
engages in, encourages, and facilitates the development
of research, teaching (runs the GRID minor), and service
activities focused global human security and gender
equity. A free newsletter, Perspectives:
Research Notes and News, is available online or
in print by contacting the WGGP Program.
Women
and Gender in Global Perspectives: Course Lists
Grants
and Funding
GRID
Departments and Representatives
Dissertation
and Thesis Topics of GRID Students
GRID Graduates around the World
