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Saara Jäntti
Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
P.O. Box 35, 40014 University of Jyväskylä
ph +358 14 2602915 fax 2602535
sjjantti@yfi.jyu.fi
The aim of the Association for Women's Studies (SUNS) in Finland is to promote
Women's Studies in Finland. SUNS publishes a bilingual (Finnish-Swedish) academic
quarterly Naistutkimus-Kvinnoforskning. The Association also organises an annual
Women's Studies conference and other seminars.
There are about 600 members in the Association, the board of which consists
of representatives of all the nine Women's Studies units in Finland, the Naistutkimus-Kvinnoforskning
journal and students. Both the journal and chairwomanship are circulated in
different universities so that the host university changes every two years.
In addition to universities, SUNS has cooperation with for example with women's
organisations, other academic associations, Council for Equality, the Nordic
Institution for Women's Studies and Gender Research. |
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