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Center for the Study of Women in Society
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The Center for the Study of Women in Society was founded at the University of Oregon in 1983. Its precursor, the Center for the Sociological Study of Women, was founded in 1973. This multidisciplinary research center generates, supports and disseminates research on gender and on all aspects of women's lives. A member of the National Council for Research on Women (NCRW), CSWS is one of 95 women's research and policy centers in the United States and among 300 centers in more than 80 countries. CSWS is the only University of Oregon research entity focused specifically on women and gender. Sandra Morgen, director, and CSWS were honored March 2004 by NCRW at their awards dinner "Women Who Make a Difference."
Center Goals
- Initiate research that addresses gender-related issues facing society today.
- Stimulate and increase knowledge about how gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexual identity and culture shape women's lives.
- Study and evaluate the impact of policies related to women and gender.
- Improve the dissemination and use of new scholarship on women and gender.
- Create collaborating communities of scholars that enrich the intellectual environment of the university.
- Improve the climate for women faculty members and graduate students.
- Create alliances with other universities and outside organizations sharing interests in women and gender-related issues.
- Create bridges between research, teaching, public understanding, and discussion about women's lives.
To learn more about the Center and its work, visit the CSWS Web site.
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(Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2023-10)Our 50th anniversary event programming team has spent the last year collaborating with schools, departments, programs, and other units on campus to bring you invited speakers, exhibits, performances, and events that speak ...
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(Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2001-11-26)Sent to the Office of Family Assistance, Department of Health and Human Services.
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(Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2001-01)The success and limitations of Oregon’s welfare reform policies are best measured by an examination of the effects of these policies on the economic status and well-being of families whose lives have been most directly ...
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(University of Oregon, 2001-01)What happens to families that leave or are diverted from cash assistance or Food Stamps in Oregon? Dramatic reductions in public assistance caseloads after welfare reform have raised public concern about poor families. ...
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(Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2001)This Policy Perspective presents data from “Oregon Families Who Left Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and Food Stamps: A Study of Economic and Family Well-Being, 1998-2000.