Management and equipment. Structure
- Executive Board Members
- Director
- Deputy Director
- Advisory Board
Objectives
- Create sensitivity about women’s issues and carry out advocacy activities.
- Disseminate information about national and international research on women’s issues.
- Conduct research on areas parallel to our objectives.
- Promote educational activities.
- Integrate gender issues into activities and programs.
- Support the studies/activities conducted by other gender-oriented programs.
- To participate in:
- The organization of national and international courses, seminars, conferences, congresses, and symposiums.
- Educational activities to motivate students to engage in gender issues.
- The preparation of publications.
- The organization of a library literature center specific to gender issues.
- A communication network between national and international organizations to publicize the work of women’s organizations and institutions.
- The provision of support and counseling to relevant institutions.
Research and results
- Analysis of the 1998 Turkish Demographic and Health Survey à reanalyzed to evaluate contraception, abortion and maternal health services in Turkey.
- Study on Factors Influencing the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents/Young Adults in Turkey (2000-2002).
- Evaluation of the SRH Knowledge, Views and Behavior of University Seniors at HU’s Beytepe Campus (2001-2002).
- An Intervention Study to Provide Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Students at University Healthcare Centers, and an Evaluation of Its Impact (2002-2005).
- A Case Study on the Integration of Gender Sensitivity into Turkish Health Policy (2006).
- Health Behaviors Through a Gender Perspective: A Project Conducted in Saraycık Village, Sincan District, Ankara.
- Eliminating Violence against Women and Children (2005-2006).
- Youth-Friendly Sexual and Reproductive Health Services at Five Additional Universities (2006-2007).