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Call
for Applicants - Transnational Feminisms & Women's Activism
EGEP is a two-week
residential educational program that takes place twice a year (summer and
winter) offered by
Despite continued efforts toward gender equality and sustainable development by women’s activists and international institutions, including the UN Women, violence against women is still rampant, posing a serious threat to human rights. Violence against women varies from typical and manifest phenomena, such as sexual violence, domestic violence, prostitution, discrimination against sexual minorities, child marriage, and war rape, and to everyday and conventional forms like commercials commodifying women’s bodies. Moreover, with the deepening of economic globalization, polarization, and the growth-oriented industrialization, violence against women has been taking on a transnational scope, demanding a transnational solution, based on women’s solidarity across national borders.
Indeed,
EGEP is a platform for education, knowledge production and practices by and for
women activists who are challenging and changing the world. We expect many
women activists to apply for this program.
Program
Goals On completing
this program, participants will have:
improved their
theoretical knowledge and practical capacities from a gender perspective;
broadened their
understanding of women’s lives, women’s issues, and human rights in Asian
context; and
strengthened
their leadership capacities to build women’s solidarity and make change in local, national, and transnational
contexts.
Programs While a more specific EGEP curriculum
will be provided separately, the following are the major activities that
participants may expect from the program:
Lecture Seminars
Open Forum
Action Plans
Social Hours
Study
Cultural Events
Eligibility With minimum three years of experience,
women activists who are working in international and national non-governmental
public sectors in Asia, such as NGOs, NPOs, civil society organizations,
including individuals who are working independently and are interested in
various issues on violence against women or human rights, may apply for this
program.
Number of
Participants:
20~25
Selection
Criteria The selection
committee will evaluate the applicants based on the following criteria:
field experience 25%
expertise in women’s issues 25%
potential
as next generation of women leaders 25%
contribution to the community 25%
Application Requirements
Application Form
Curriculum Vitae
Statement of Purpose
Essay
Letter of Recommendation
Language English is the official language of the
EGEP.
Funding
Contact Us For more
information, please visit the website of the organizing institution,
Note: 1. Application
requirements should be submitted online (http://egep.ewha.ac.kr). 2. All forms are
downloadable at the 3. Successful candidates will be informed
individually via e-mail on November 7,
2014. 4. Every
selected participant is required to submit by November 30, 2014, a 5-page paper regarding your activities or
issues on violence against women and human rights, including its abstract and
PPT, which will be presented in the international Open Forum. |