- Developing the field of women and gender studies in ways that are more relevant to addressing emerging questions related to gender relations as they are shaped by the dynamic social, political and economic processes that characterize the Palestinian colonial context.
- Developing theoretical and conceptual frameworks for gender analysis and contributing to emerging local, regional and international debates on women and gender in the Arab region and beyond.
- Contributing to the development of political, developmental and feminist discourses that empower the steadfastness of Palestinians within the colonial context.
- Contributing to the development of competent specialists able to integrate a gender–justice approach to their work either as development practitioners or researchers.
- Developing critical and analytical thinking regarding social, political and economic gender related questions.
- Networking and increasing cooperation with other departments at Birzeit University as well as other local, Arab and international universities, particularly in the Global South, to emphasize the importance of the plurality of knowledges and experiences in the field of gender studies and the importance of exchanging knowledge among scholars and scholarly programs locally, regionally and internationally.
- Contributing to the transformation of Birzeit University into a safe and just working and learning environment through combating gender-based discrimination and all other forms thereof.
- Supporting the expansion and deepening of the network of Palestinian women's institutions.
