Research Information

Current Research

1.Gender and Economic Empowerment

Situation Analysis of Household Workers in Jamaica: ILO/Jamaica Household Workers Association: for ILO/Jamaica Household Workers Association

2.Gender and Governance

2.1 Project: Advancing Transformational Leadership for Gender Justice in the Caribbean- Project funded by United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) – executed by UN Women and implemented by the IGDS Mona Unit to support the Caribbean Institute for Women in Leadership (CIWiL). Impact assessment of Training in Transformational Leadership on Caribbean Women Leaders

2.2 Participatory research on Women in Politics in Jamaica (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung)

3.Gender, Sexuality and HIV/AIDS

3.1 Gender and HIV/AIDS: Factors influencing the formation of sexual relationships among UWI students: Implications for HIV risks (For Foundation/UWI Health Centre)

3.2 Sexual relations among MSM: Implications for HIV/AIDS. (Red Cross)

Our Publications

  • Dunn , L and Judith Wedderburn (eds.) (2009) : Gender and Governance, IGDS Working Paper #5. Kingston: UWI-IGDS Mona and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
  • Leo-Rhynie, E (2008). The UWI Glass Ceiling: Splinters Cracks and Scratches. 2008 Lucille Mathurin Mair Public Lecture Kingston: UWI Mona
  • Castello, June-Ann (ed.) (2006) 'Gender, Masculinity and the Workplace, CGDS Mona Working Paper #4'
  • Bernard, Desiree (2006) 'Confronting Gender Based Violence in the Caribbean'. 5th Lucille Mathurin Mair Public Lecture CGDS Mona
  • Beckles H & Shepherd. V. (eds.) (2007): 'A Historical Study of Women in Jamaica: 1655-1844'. Kingston: University Press and CGDS Mona, (Dr Lucille Mathurin Mair's thesis, launched in collaboration with the Jamaica National Bicentenary Committee)

Staff Research and Publications

Leith Dunn

  • Dunn, L., & Gibb, H . (2010). Gender, migration and crisis: Jamaican female migrants in Canada. In Canadian Development Report 2010. Ottawa: North South Institute. (pp. 53-70 in English publication and 61-82 in French publication).
  • Dunn, L. (2009). The Gendered Dimensions of Environmental Justice: Caribbean Perspectives in Steady, F. (Ed.) Environmental Justice in the New Millennium: Global Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity and Human Rights. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. (pp.115-134)
  • Dunn, L. (2009). Child Labor in Jamaica in Child Labor World Atlas: a Reference Encyclopedia, Hindman, H.D. (Ed.). New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc. (pp. 433-435)
  • Dunn, L. (2009). Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Jamaica in Child Labor World Atlas: a Reference Encyclopedia. Hindman, H.D. (Ed.). New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc. (pp.436-439).
  • Dunn, L. (2009). Executive Summary in Enhancing Gender Visibility in Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change in the Caribbean. UNDP/ Caribbean Risk Management Initiative, UNDP Barbados. (23 pages).
  • Dunn, L. (2009). Dominican Republic Country Assessment, in Enhancing Gender Visibility in Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change in the Caribbean. UNDP Caribbean Risk Management Initiative, UNDP Barbados. (34 pages).
  • Senior, K. & Dunn, L. (2009). Jamaica Country Assessment in Enhancing Gender Visibility in Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change in the Caribbean. UNDP/Caribbean Risk Management Initiative, UNDP Barbados. (26 pages).
  • Dunn, L. & Mondesire, A. (2009). Gender and Development Issues in the Caribbean: from analysis of the 2000 Round Census Data of Eighteen Caribbean Countries. CARICOM Regional Special Topic Monograph. (211 pp).
  • Dunn, L, Hamilton, A, Byron, J & Palmer, Q. (2009). Gender and Women's Rights Analysis of Economic Partnership Agreements: The Implementation of Trade Liberalization: Jamaica Case Study. London: One World Action and the Commonwealth Secretariat. (133 pp).
  • Dunn, L and Sutherland, V. (2008). Gender based violence in Jamaica: a profile of victims and perpetrators. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Kingston, Jamaica. 11. Dunn, L., Hamilton, P., Vassell, L., & Brown-Wynter, G. (2008). Gender and Governance. JA People, Gender and National Development. Vol. 10, 2008 No. 2. 7-11.
  • Dunn, L. (2007). Milestone or Minefield? - Gender, Technology and Development in the Caribbean Single Market in Hall, K., and Chuck-A-Sang, M. (Eds.), CARICOM Single Market and Economy: Genesis and Prognosis. Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers. (pp. 361-386).
  • Dunn, L. (2007). Women in Philanthropy: From Traditional to Transformational Leadership in the 21st Century in The Gift: Journal for Caribbean Philanthropy, UWI Development and Endowment Fund, Centre for Caribbean Philanthropy, Vol. 2, pp.14-20. 14. Dunn, L & Vernon, R (2007). Gender and HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean. SIRHASC/EU & Centre for Communications and Development, CARIMAC, UWI (41 pages).
  • Dunn, L, Bell, J and Perkins, A. (2007). Gender and HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean: Checklist and Indicators for review of National HIV and AIDS Policies and Programmes. Barbados: UNIFEM Caribbean (38 pages).
  • Dunn, H. S. and Dunn, L (2007), Genderstanding Mobile Telephony: Women, Men and their Uses of Cellular Phones in the Caribbean in DRSI Background Paper Series : Mobile Opportunities : Poverty and Telephony Access in Latin America and the Caribbean. Dialogo Regional sobre Sociedad de la Informacion (DIRSI)/IDRC Lima. (39 pages).
  • Dunn, L. L (2006). Investigating the Unconditional Worst Forms of Child Labour: A Synthesis Report on Selected Rapid Assessments, National and Institutional Reports. ILO Geneva. (104 pages).

Annecka Marshall

  • Marshall, A. (2011). Tackling the 'kinky eroticism' of studying women in the heterosexist classroom. In M. Mirza & D. Hussey (Eds.) Teaching gender and sexualities in the twenty first century. (pp. 213- 236). Birmingham, England: The Higher Education Academy Network.
  • Marshall, A. (2007). Organisation of women of African and Asian descent. In D. Dabydeen, J. Gilmore & C. Jones (Eds.) Oxford companion to Black British history. (pp. 350-352). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Carpenter, K. & Marshall, A. (Eds.) March 2011. Issue on Sexuality. Social and Economic Studies Journal, Mona, UWI. Vol 60. No. 1. (164 pages)
  • Marshall, A. (2010). Reclaiming the erotic power of black women. Social and Economic Studies Journal, Mona, UWI. Vol. 60. No 1. 61-90.
  • Marshall, A., Alcott, S. & Eaton, L. (2010). Gender dynamics and approaches to sexuality as a key to well being. Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies, Cave Hill, UWI. Vol.35. (2) 1-19.
  • Marshall, A. (2009). Re-sexing the curricula: A black feminist analysis of lecturing in England and Jamaica. Studies in the Humanities. University of Pennsylvania: Indiana. 36 (2), 60-66.
  • Marshall, A. & Maynard, D. (2009). Black female sexual identity: The self defined. Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society. 11.3 (2) 5-12.
  • Marshall, A. (2007). The trek for a sense of belonging. Feminist Africa, 7, 89-95.
  • Marshall, A. & Anderson, M. (2011). MSM youth in Jamaican colleges and universities: Identifying needs and challenges. PRIDE In Action. Kingston: Jamaica. (48 pages)

Althea Perkins

  • Castello J and Perkins , A. (2006). Understanding Sex and Gender Module for a UNIFEM/UNICEF CD-ROM project.
  • Perkins, A. (2006). Gender and Training Project on Gender Socialization, Schooling and Violence IGDS RC/UNIFEM Project
  • Perkins. A. (2006): Training Manual on Gender, Sexuality and HIV/AIDS. UNIFEM/CGDS TT.





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