The Ministry of Education on Monday established four centers to promote gender equality on college campuses across Taiwan.
The College and University Gender Equity Education Promotion Centers are to provide consultations on prevention and response to gender-based incidents, as well as educate school staff, the ministry said in a news release.
It is hoped that the centers could facilitate the sharing of resources between regions to the benefit of gender equity education, it added.
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The centers have been set up at Shih Hsin University in Taipei, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Hsinchu, National Changhua University of Education (NCUE) and Kaohsiung Medical University, it said.
NYCU and NCUE have seen positive results in their efforts to promote gender equity education, while the Taipei and Kaohsiung schools have graduate programs dedicated to gender studies, it said, adding that their expertise and resources could help other schools in their respective areas.
The centers are to be responsible for analyzing trends in gender equality education, surveying the current state of gender equality at schools in their regions, solving issues related to gender education, reviewing gender-related incidents, providing consultations on preventing and responding to such incidents and assisting in emergency response, the ministry said.
They would also hold regular meetings with representatives in charge of gender education at the schools within their purview, as well as hold seminars and other enrichment activities for school staff, it said.
The centers are to act as bridges between the ministry and schools to best implement government policies and collect feedback, it added.
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