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NEMGE - The Center for the Study of Women & Gender
University of Sao Paulo
Contact: Rochelle G. Saidel
Predio da Antiga Reitoria-Sala 310
Cidade Universitaria
São Paulo SP 05508-900
Brazil

Fax: (55-11) 3091-4308
E-mail: rgsaidel@rememberwomen.org

The Center for the Study of Women & Gender (NEMGE) is located at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Its' goals are:

To carry out interdisciplinary research on the status of women, especially the Brazilian reality.
To intercede in public policies, offering assistance to government agencies regarding women, to control violence against women, and instill equal opportunities for women.
To provide professors, researchers, and students with the opportunity for interdisciplinary study and investigation regarding the social relations of gender.
To encourage the education of university researchers and teachers.
To offer courses, seminars, symposia, conferences and technical-scientific and cultural exchanges with national and foreign institutions.
To give instructional, scientific and technical assistance to the university, the community in general, and research centers inside and outside of Brazil.
To provide an interchange of knowledge on national and international levels, on subjects regarding the situation of women.
To publish the results of research projects about women and gender.

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