In September 2023 The UWI and the University of Glasgow welcomed the first cohort of students in the double degree MA/MSc in Reparatory Justice, a joint programme with the Glasgow-Caribbean Centre for Development Research, which was established in 2019.

The taught double degree master’s programme targets current and emerging social activists, CARICOM citizens, and members of the Caribbean and African diaspora.

It’s a little- known fact that International Men’s Day, recognised annually on November 19, is a home-grown occasion at The UWI, since it was founded in 1999 by Historian, Dr. Jerome Teelucksingh, and subsequently adopted globally. The University’s Institute of Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) commemorated the day in service to gender justice with a Vice-Chancellor’s Forum on November 17, 2022 themed “Men Fostering Gender Justice”.

The virtual forum featured a panel of expert gender and human rights activists who examined gender policies and equality. It recognised men who work for gender justice, who are working to uphold positive models of fatherhood, men who challenge the harmful norms of rigid gender roles and ideologies, and those working to end gender-based violence.

This special international day also provides an opportunity to learn about men’s allyship with women and non-binary persons to achieve equitable and just societies in our region, and for men working toward gender justice to support one another.