Centre for Women Studies (CWS), Bodoland University, was established in 2013. It supports the all-round development of women especially control over recourses. The main concern of CWS, BU is to build a centre of information and knowledge of women of Bodoland Territorial Area Development Council (BTAD), Assam, and North Eastern Region. Evolving a Gender Perspective in developing and regularly revising the Curriculum material, Research Studies, Field action, Documentation and Extension Activities, The CWS, BU seeks to address discrimination against women, interrogate existing discipline-wise concepts, tools and techniques that justify the denial of equity for women and work towards the upliftment of women from the straitjackets of Stereotyped categorization, marginalization and discrimination.

AIM AND OBJECTIVES

• To actively coordinate courses on gender and women in different departments and promote assimilation and dissemination of knowledge on gender issues.
• To provide a forum to debate issues on gender, diversity and equity and to work in coordination with women´s organizations and voluntary groups to advocate for better gender balance.
• To initiate Capacity Building Programmes and thus facilities participation of women in higher education management.
• To impart gender sensitization and generate awareness on gender issues both through academic and extension programmes.