Objectives
The aim of the Solution-Oriented Women's Issues Research and Application Center is to support research that will serve to investigate the sources of the problems experienced by women in Türkiye with a broad perspective ranging from individual to societal effects, and to develop solutions; to contribute to the increase of women's research to be conducted within Üsküdar University; and to develop planning and strategy on the subject. The Center also aims to contribute to the implementation of research, education, policy development, and implementation projects that aim to prevent violations of women's human rights and to solve the problems underlying the unrecognized labor of working women, at the level of consultancy or expertise. The Center aims to prepare special training programs for managers, experts, and implementers of policies, plans, and projects that aim to embed the solution of women's problems in public policies. The Center's activities are aligned with Üsküdar University's Gender Equality Action Plan (2022–2026) and its institutional commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals.
Fields of Activity
To achieve these objectives, the Center carries out activities in the following areas:
a) To carry out, commission, participate in, and support research and investigation projects on all direct or indirect issues related to women's issues in Türkiye and abroad,
b) To carry out studies that will contribute to the protection and development of women's rights,
c) To organize courses, seminars, conferences, congresses, and similar activities at national and international level on issues related to women, and to encourage participation in these activities, based on the acquired rights of women and their status as members of modern society,
d) To encourage the provision of courses and seminars on women's issues at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels at the University, to provide mentoring support connecting women students and early-career researchers with senior academic and professional role models, and to encourage student participation in these activities,
e) Conducting examinations and research, providing training and consultancy services in line with requests from public institutions and other legal entities,
f) To publish, commission, and encourage publications, and to create a library and archive on this subject,
g) To cooperate with local and foreign organizations in relation to its activities,
h) To organize social and cultural activities in cooperation with the University and relevant institutions and organizations in line with the objectives of the Center, including initiatives supporting work-family balance, such as childcare awareness and support services for women students and staff,
ı) To provide counseling, support, and psychological guidance to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer+ (LGBTQ+) individuals in matters affecting their mental health and well-being,
i) To publish academic articles on the subjects specified in the paragraph above,
j) To carry out other activities to be decided by the Board of Directors.
