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Miriam College is secretariat
of the UNESCO Women's Studies
and Gender Research Network

Miriam College
Women and Gender Institute (WAGÎ)
Katipunan Road, Loyola Heights, Quezon City
Philippines
Telephone: (+632) 580-5400 extn. 3590
Telefax: (+632) 435-9229
Email: wagi@mc.edu.ph

LOGO

WAGÎ means 'win' in Filipino and "sister" in Ibanag, a Philippine language. The term epitomizes the long term objective of the Women And Gender Institute, which is to achieve women's empowerment and gender equality in society as this will, in the end, result in a win-win situation for both women and men.

ABOUT WAGÎ

The WOMEN AND GENDER INSTITUTE (WAGÎ) is Miriam College’s center for research, training and advocacy on women’s rights, gender equality and non-sexist learning in support of the leadership of young women and students. It offers a cross-disciplinal perspective on women’s empowerment that is interlinked with democracy, human rights, social justice and value formation. WAGÎ forges links with other sectors, organizations and institutions at the national, regional and international levels.

THEMATIC PROGRAMS

Gender Fair Education
Integrates issues of women's rights, gender equality & equity into academic and non-academic programs, development programs for faculty, students and staff and, school administration system

International Women's Human Rights
Undertakes consultancy work, research and trainings on women's human rights and empowerment as well as offers an annual summer course for mid-career public servants, educators and professionals
 

Continuing Education and Research Consulting
Generates activities on gender fair education including professional and short courses that promote values and critical perspectives on good governance, democracy, and gender justice. This includes the annual International Women's Human Rights Workshop, Feminist-Economics Forum, Feminist Dialogues, International Gender and Trade Network Regional Training, and Gender Gap Audit Training.

Resource Center
Produces and collects women's studies feminist resources available for researchers, academe, and students.

INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS

SOUTHEAST ASIA WATCH AND ASIA PACIFIC WOMAN WATCH (SEAWatch and APWW) are women networks involved in evaluating and monitoring national governments’ compliance with the Beijing Platform for Action.

DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES WITH WOMEN FOR A NEW ERA-SOUTHEAST ASIA (DAWN-SEA) is a network of activist women researchers from the South that interrogates development from a South feminist perspective.

INTERNATIONAL GENDER AND TRADE NETWORK-ASIA (IGTN-ASIA) spearheads research and literacy on the gender dimension of trade and trade agreements in the Asian region.