Den Frauen Wissen über ihr eigenes Handeln,

ihre Tradition, ihre Kultur und über ihre Beiträge zur Geschichte der Menschheit sichtbar zu machen, ist Sinn und Zweck der Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung.
Frauen haben immer, wie Männer, aktiv am gesellschaftlichen und wirtschaftlichen Leben in der Geschichte der Menschheit teilgenommen, wurden aber in den unterschiedlichen wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen und Forschungsbereichen weitgehend vernachlässigt.
Es bedarf daher weiterhin einer spezifischen Ergänzung der wissenschaftlichen Ergebnisse durch die Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung. Publikationen zu diesem Thema bilden einen Schwerpunkt des ddv verlags.

Women have always, as have men, been agents and actors in history, but they have largely been excluded from recorded history. "To make visible to women - and men - their own agency, traditions, culture and contributions to the history of humanity" is the Foundations`s principle aim. Thus, many primary sources still wait for being discovered and analyzed by researchers, men and women alike. Within many fields of scientific research, such as archaeology, history, literature, medicine - to mention only a few - many gender studies wait for being analysed. By promoting intercultural understanding among peoples the Foundation tries to make possible another one of its most important criterion, clarity, and thus publications focussing gender subjects are of central importance to the ddv-verlag.

In addition, in 2001, the Foundation has relaunched the publication of Feminist Europa. Review of Books a journal written in English - formerly a project of the Division Communication and Cultural Practice of Women`s International Studies Europe (WISE) - which reviews feminist scholarship, creative and popular work by women published in Europe, in languages other than English.

For further information please go to:

Stiftung Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung (Foundation for Gender Studies)