Centro de Investigación Social Avanzada

Organization's name: Centro de Investigación Social Avanzada
Organization's acronym: CISAV
Headquarters address  
Address: Fray Luis de León #1000
Col. Centro Sur
Querétaro, Qro.
Mexico
Phone: +52 (442) 2452214
Email: info@cisav.org
Web site: cisav.mx
Organization type: Academics
Languages:
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Italian
  • French

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Citizenship and Governance
  • Education
  • Family
  • Governance
  • Human Rights
  • Minority Rights
  • Religion
  • Social Development
  • Sustainable Development
  • Women
  • Women/gender Equality

Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Capacity building
  • Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
  • Policy advice
  • Research
  • Service provision
  • Violence against women
  • Women in power and decision-making

Population:
  • Reproduction, family formation and the status of women

Public Administration:
  • Governance and Public Administration

Social Development:
  • Social policy

Sustainable Development:
  • Gender equality
Geographic scope: International
Country of activity:
  • United States of America
  • Spain
  • Austria
  • Mexico
  • Jordan
Millennium Development Goals:
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Reduce child mortality
  • Improve maternal health
Mission statement:
Year established (YYYY): 2009
Year of registration (YYYY): 2009
Organizational structure: CISAV has four divisions: Bioethics, Gender and Family Studies, Philosophy, and Social and Legal Sciences. Each one works independently from one another, and they all depend on a General Direction and a Directive Board, as well from the Administrative Direction for legal and financial aspects.
Number and type of members: 1 General Director 1 General Direction Assistant 1 Administrative Director 1 Administrative Direction Assistant 2 Directive Board Members 1 Coordinator of Bioethics Division 1 Research assistant of Bioethics Division 1 Coordinator of Philosophy Division 1 Researcher of Philosophy Division 1 Coordinator of Gender and Family Studies Division 2 Research Assistants of Gender and Family Studies Division 1 Coordinator of Social and Legal Sciences Division 1 Researcher of Social and Legal Sciences Division 1 Research Assistant of Social and Legal Sciences Division 1 Publications Director (Open Insight Magazine) 1 Public Relations Assistant
Affiliation with NGO networks: Red Mujeres, Unimoss
Funding structure:
  • Fees for education and training services
  • Fees for providing consulting or research services
  • Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources

Additional Information

Advancement of Women

Affiliation with other organizations: Centro de Estudios para el Adelanto de la Mujer y la Equidad de Género, Instituto Municipal de Equidad de Género, Subsecretaría de Gobierno del Estado de Querétaro, Comisión Estatal de los Derechos Humanos (Querétaro).