YSU PARTNERING WITH ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP
16:45, 25 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 25, ARMENPRESS: Yerevan State University (YSU) will
be partnering with U.S. Arizona State University to promote gender
equality and women’s leadership through a new program organized
by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and
Higher Education for Development (HED) reports Armenpress citing
NewLiberian.com non-profit human-rights news site. As a result a
new Center for Gender and Leadership Studies will be established at
YSU that will develop a new curriculum in women and gender studies;
promote career advancement for women university graduates; conduct
outreach activities; and advance public policy research on issues
related to gender equality and women’s leadership.
With funding from USAID totaling approximately $8.75 million, HED
will manage the partnerships – one each in Armenia, Paraguay and
South Sudan, and two in Rwanda.
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