The folks behing UM's Gender Studies Programme: Dr Rusaslina, Dr Vilashini, Dr Lai, Dr Ruhana, Prof Shanthi and Noor Aini. Photo: Handout
This October will mark a year since the postgraduate course kicked off with an inaugural intake of 24 students, comprising a mix of local and international students. UM is the first local university to offer a Master of Gender Studies by Coursework. Offering a Master’s in gender studies via coursework makes it more accessible to those who are interested in the subject but don’t plan to further their academic pursuit to a PhD or an academic career.A gender studies programme is important and relevant for it exposes students to how women and other marginalised groups are discriminated based on gender norms and stereotypes, points out Prof Shanthi, the deputy coordinator of the GSP.
“Knowledge in gender studies and activism can advance gender equality for a just society by opening up public spaces for discussion for the betterment of society and nation,” she adds. “His opinion would be used to represent everyone in the family. But what about the other members of the family? What about the mother and the children – they may have differing views.“Traditionally work would mean paid employment – but what about the work women do at home like housework and care work that’s often not accounted for.
“This course is not unique to Malaysia alone as so many other Global South nations have experienced similar issues, and leaving this to ambivalence does not help solve major societal issues which continue to haunt us in the long run,” says Dr Vilashini. “When we were designing the programme, we were very conscious of making it appeal to all genders. At its very core, the programme addresses the inequalities in society, and this is mainly on the basis of gender.
“To give one example, it has been documented that there were higher numbers of fatalities among women than men during the past tsunami.Li Run, a student from Beijing, China, says that she didn't know much about the feminist movements in her country until she started the programme. Photo: Li Run For Atiqah Aznur, the highlight of the course so far has been the safe space it has offered students to express their opinions and identities without fear of being discriminated against.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
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