Objectives of the director of women`s affairs

Objectives of the director of women`s affairs office of Jimma University

To reduce the gender gap in employment during the plan period

To reduce gender gap in education

To bring the enrollment % of female students during the plan period by 40%
To strengthen the supportive measures (tutorial class, female library orientation program )render to female students

To improve participation of women in decision making positions and leadership

To increase the percentage of female administrative division heads, faculty deans and department heads by 10 %
To develop the managerial skill of female staff by 50%

To increase the number of competent, qualified and assertive female students

To eliminate the attrition rate gap between male and female students during the plan period
To increase the number of female high achievers (CGPA> 3) by 20%
To reserve 20% of opportunities of further studies for females
To organize short term trainings on Assertiveness for first year female student yearly.

Make all systems of the university gender responsive and sensitive.

To mainstream gender in all faculties by revising the curriculum.
To review the student and staff disciplinary manuals so as to make it gender sensitive in the year 2008/9
To develop Anti- Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Policy of the University by 2008/9
To give trainings on Gender Sensitization to Jimma University community at least once a year

Make the surrounding community gender sensitive

To give Gender Sensitization training at least once a year to secondary schools in jimma..

Initiate and facilitate gender related research

To initiate, facilitate and award competent research Proposals on Gender issues in collaboration with the University reaserch and publication office and different organizations once a year.
To motivate under graduate students to do their Senior Research Projects and Seminars on gender related issues in the university

Increase awareness of Jimma University community on HIV/AIDS

To arrange trainings on HIV/AIDS and its Preventive Methods, VCT, Post-testing cares and ARVT
To initiate Jimma University community to use VCT service from the university hospital.

Increase awareness on Reproductive Health issues

Conducting short term training on Reproductive Health and Risky Behaviors in collaboration with Reproductive health office at least twice per year.