History of the World Center for Women’s Studies (World-CWS)
In March 2015 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, during the 1st Annual World Conference on Women’s Studies organized by TIIKM was established the World Center for Women’s Studies (World-CWS) as an institute intended to serve and benefit men and women, academia and organizations that provide service, research, and support to women’s empowerment worldwide. The institute aims at advocacy for global gender equality and at conducting policy oriented research and designing models of practical solutions to women’s empowerment.
The founding members elected the executive committee of the World Center for Women’s Studies, composed of a representative of each country present at the 1st World Conference on Women’s Studies in Sri Lanka.
Inaugural Executive Committee of the World Center for Women’s Studies (World-CWS):
Prof. Bishnu Charan Barik
School of Social Sciences,
Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada: University, India;
Prof. Elisabeth Adyiningtyas Satya Dewi
Parahyangan Centre for International Studies
Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, Indonesia
Ms. Chia-Yi Li
Department of Physical Education
National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
Ms. Rebecca Lim
Community Engagement Coordinator
MCS Romero Center, Queensland, Australia
Prof. Jasbir Singh
Professor, Department of Economics
University of Jammu, Jammu, India
Prof. Maria Anita Stefanelli
Professor, Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures,
Università Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Prof. Wyn Thomas
School of Music
Bangor University, Bangor (Wales), United Kingdom
Ms. Ashley Tryba
Temple University Alumnus
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Prof. Smita Verma
Dept. of Sociology & Women’s Studies
Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow, India
Prof. Barbara Wejnert
Professor, Department of Political Sociology, Gender and Sustainability, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA;
