CEG INTEC presents the book "Miradas Desencadenantes", on challenges of human mobility with a gender perspective
Santo Domingo, March 9, 2023. Human mobility in the Dominican Republic requires alliances to respond to the causes of displacement and lack of documentation, as well as to reinforce the structural policies of equity, comprehensive social protection and citizenship of these populations, without discrimination.
This claim was made during the launch of volume 6 of the book. Trigger Looks: a gender perspective on the challenges and inequalities in the new migratory contexts; human trafficking, nationality and refuge in the Dominican Republic.
The publication Trigger Looks, construction of knowledge for equality, is carried out periodically by the Center for Gender Studies Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC), to analyze from an academic space topics of general interest, problems, approaches and contributions of gender studies. For this, it brings together members of the academic, scientific, artistic and social movement communities, women's organizations and feminists of the Dominican Republic.
This volume addresses migration from a gender perspective in 10 essays written from the experience of authors in different disciplines such as law, art, public policies, along with the urgent challenges faced by women, youth, girls and children in a situation of mobility to and from the Dominican Republic.
The essays were presented at the XI Conference on Gender Studies "Construction of Knowledge for Equality", a theme dedicated to academic perspectives on the subject of human mobility and inequalities in the new migratory contexts. This approach was promoted after the agreement signed through the CEG by INTEC in 2020 with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
“For the Center for Gender Studies, the publication of Trigger Looks allows us to continue connecting with our characteristics as a migrant country, looking with hope at the future in which our academic community and the country recognize migration as a human right, that assume the reception of those who, due to the crises that the world is experiencing, They are forced to leave their homes, leaving behind their love, their roots and, in most cases, all the material things they have in life”, commented Dr. Desiree del Rosario, coordinator of CEG-Intec.
This volume of Trigger Looks It was also possible thanks to the work implemented by the Sergio Vieira de Mello Chair (CSVM) in the country, an initiative created by the UN Refugee Agenda (UNHCR) to promote education, research and academic outreach aimed at population under his command. In addition to disseminating university teaching on issues related to international protection, the Chair also wants to promote academic training and the training of teachers and students within this theme.
“For UNHCR it is an honor to work together with the Center for Gender Studies of INTEC in the Dominican Republic. With your support, we will be able to continue fulfilling our teaching and dissemination mandate on the international protection due to refugees, stateless and displaced persons”, said Gabriel Godoy for UNHCR.
During the activity, the editorial coordinator of the INTEC Dissemination and Publications Unit, María Picón, glimpsed the future opportunities of this book. "We are confident that Miradas Desencadenantes will continue to grow, building bridges and breaking down barriers, he will be an icon whose voices will continue to manifest and rise up in the world to serve justice."
Similarly, the Associate Protection Officer at UNHCR Dominican Republic, Tahis Morales, recognized the importance of analyzing these issues in the university setting. “The university is really the ideal place for debate at this level, for outreach activities and beyond to society, and critical research, and for this reason it is an honor for UNHCR to be able to support the development of these efforts that seek to greater inclusion, understanding and action for a more just society”, he added.
El Center for Gender Studies (CEG-INTEC) is a specialized instance of the Area of Social Sciences and Humanities that, from the production of knowledge, seeks to promote cultural, political and social transformations, contributing to the consolidation of a national gender mobilization agenda, and the development of leaders committed to reducing gender-based hierarchies. She is dedicated to higher education, research and advocacy in public policies from a gender perspective.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. As part of the United Nations System, it implements the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals, a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of people around the world, without leave no one behind.