Joyce Outshoorn | |
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| Born | Joyce Victoria Outshoorn 1944 (age 79–80) Hilversum, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation(s) | Political scientist, women's rights activist, women's studies academic |
| Years active | 1970–2009 |
Joyce Outshoorn (born 1944) is a professor emeritus of Leiden University. She served as head of the Women's Studies Department from 1987 to 1999. Simultaneously between 1992 and 2000, she was chair of the Netherlands Research School of Women's Studies. From 2007 to 2011, she served on the Steering Committee of the Feminism and Citizenship project (FEMCIT) funded the European Union. She was honored with the Career Achievement Award for 2009 by the European Consortium for Political Research.