The Centre for Gender and Development Studies (CGDS) is a unit within the University of the West Indies (UWI) engaged in a programme of teaching, research and outreach on women and gender issues in the Caribbean. CGDS generates research data on women and/or gender-related issues in the Caribbean. It has developed a programme of outreach to the Caribbean community which has included national and regional institutions concerned with gender and development.
The Centre’s main areas of research include:
- gender identities
- women as catalysts for change
- gender and economic relations in the Caribbean
- Structural Adjustment Programmes and gender
- gender and globalization
- sexuality and religion
- domestic violence
Aside from conducting research, the Centre also hosts public lectures, seminars, panel discussions – including television and radio workshops. It is also involved in workshops and campaigns aimed at disseminating information to the local community.
The website of the CGDS contains information about the Centre, and contains listing of the publications of the organisation. Information on how to obtain these publications is provided on the website.