{"id":21,"date":"2015-08-04T00:42:58","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T00:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.igs.ocha.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2016-04-20T04:28:01","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T04:28:01","slug":"about-igs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.igs.ocha.ac.jp\/en\/about-igs\/","title":{"rendered":"About IGS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Institute for Gender Studies (IGS) aims to conduct high-level research projects, hold international symposia and seminars, publish books, reports, and an annual journal, develop educational programs, expand domestic and international academic networks, and contribute to society through the dissemination of research findings.<\/p>\n

The history of IGS began in 1975 as the first national Archive of Women\u2019s Studies. In 1986, it was reorganized and became the Institute for Women\u2019s Studies, emphasizing academic research and educational activities. In 1996, it became the Institute for Gender Studies (IGS) with broadened international perspectives on gender studies. From 2003 to 2007, IGS collaborated with the 21st century Center of Excellence (COE) project entitled \u201cFrontiers of Gender Studies\u201d which was funded by the Japanese government. The outcome of the program includes establishment of Master\u2019s and Doctoral courses on gender studies in the Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences.<\/p>\n

In 2015, Ochanomizu University celebrated its 140th anniversary, and established the Research Organization for the Promotion of Global Women\u2019s Leadership under which the IGS and the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL) operate. The research organization is designed to reinforce our university\u2019s missions to foster female leaders capable of performing on global stages and to conduct advanced academic research on gender issues. Combined into the new Research Organization, IGS began to perform a new role in the university.<\/p>\n

Dvelopment of the Institute for Gender Studies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year<\/span><\/th>\nEvents<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1875<\/th>\nTokyo Women\u2019s Normal School, the forerunner of Ochanomizu University, founded<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1949<\/th>\nNational University, Ochanomizu University, founded<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/th>\nInternational Women\u2019s Year
\nFirst World Conference on Women in Mexico City
\nArchive of Women\u2019s Studies founded <\/strong><\/span>as the first research and documentation center for women\u2019s studies in Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/th>\nAdoption of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in UN General Assembly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980<\/th>\nSecond World Conference on Women in Copenhagen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/th>\nThird World Conference on Women in Nairobi
\nRatification of Equal Employment Opportunity Law between Men and Women<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/th>\nThe Institute for Women\u2019s Studies established<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/th>\nDepartment of Women\u2019s Studies, Doctoral Program, initiated at the Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences at Ochanomizu University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/th>\nFourth World Conference on Women in Beijing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/th>\nInstitute for Gender Studies (IGS) established<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Ochanomizu University is the first Japanese university to found an institute under the name of Gender Studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/th>\nDepartment of Gender and Development Studies, Master\u2019s Program established at Ochanomizu University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/th>\nWithin Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Department of Women\u2019s Studies reorganized as Department of Gender Studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/th>\nApproval of the Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/th>\nUN General Assembly Special Session on \u2018Women 2000\u2019 in New York<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/th>\nThe 21st century COE Program entitled Frontiers of Gender Studies (F-GENS) launched<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/th>\nThe National University Corporation, Ochanomizu University, founded
\nIGS remains as Joint Research and Educational Facility<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/th>\nDoctoral Program in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies founded<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/th>\nMaster\u2019s Program, Gender and Social Science in Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, founded<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/th>\nThe Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences reorganized<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a02010<\/th>\n\u00a0UN Women established<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/th>\nResearch Organization for the Promotion of Global Women\u2019s Readership\u00a0established<\/strong><\/span>
\nUN Women Japan Liaison Office opened in Bunkyo Civic Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Institute for Gender Studies (IGS) aims to conduct high-level research projects, hold international sympos […]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-noside.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.igs.ocha.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.igs.ocha.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.igs.ocha.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.igs.ocha.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.igs.ocha.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www2.igs.ocha.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.igs.ocha.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}