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Women's Studies Centre at the Budapest University of Economic Sciences and
Public Administration.
The Women's Studies Centre at the Budapest University of Economics has been
officially set up in October 1992. The missions of WSC is to introduce the
gender aspects into education and research; to accomplish the gender mainstreaming
strategy of the European Union; to realise a general change of mind-style
and mentality of society through education and mass media. The strategic
fields (teaching, research, information) are submitted to these missions.
The Women's Studies Centre organizes courses on: "Social Position of
Women and Men", "The Successful Women", "The Social Position
of Women from a Historical Point of View", "Women in the labour
market", "Women in Hierarchy", "Communication skills
for women", There is no degree in women's studies, the courses are so
called "elective courses" every student can choose them. The centre
also participates in special training programs.
The present research programs are: The feminization process after the transition;
European Net for Mainstreaming; Tackling the Gender Gap in the Labour Market.
A student research group works at the Women's Studies Center. The centre
is taking part in some international networks. Beside WISE, these are IAFFE
and ENWS.
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