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The Lafer Center for Women and Gender Studies
The Lafer Center for Women and Gender Studies, the first of its kind in Israel, coordinates programs of the Hebrew University in the areas of gender and women’s studies. Offering courses at the B.A. and M.A. level, the Virginia Snitow public lecture series, and seminars and scholarships for graduate students, the Lafer Center supports research and activities designed to further understanding of women and gender.
Our Mission & Goals
As an academic institution, the Lafer Center aims at promoting feminist research in different disciplines, and is interested in making gender issues an integral part of academic instruction and research. As a feminist institution, the Lafer Center aims at opening academic research to new community-based ideas, with the goal of advancing gender equality both in the academy and in Israeli society. The Lafer Center, in its essence, aims at bridging the gap between theory and practice within feminist work. By means of its programs and activities, the Lafer Center creates a new discourse which can further both.
The Virginia Snitow Lecture Series
The Lafer Center's lectures series, which are open to the general public, is one of our most important projects. These lectures enable us to bring together faculty members from the Hebrew University and other universities, feminist activists, public figures and people from the media. The interactions between these people generate fascinating discussions, and the number of people who attend these lectures on a regular basis proves that these issues are of great interest to the general public, as well as to the students and faculty of Hebrew University.
Courses and scholarships
The Lafer Center offers every year a number of courses in Feminist theories and scholarships for outstanding M.A. and doctoral students.
Address:
The Lafer Center for Women and Gender Studies
Room 4705, Faculty of Social Sciences
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mount Scopus
Jerusalem 91905
Te. 02-5883455
Fax: 02-5883364
Website: http://www.lafer.huji.ac.il
E-mail: mslaferc@mscc.huji.ac.il
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