Drive for Equal Access

Access and Participation of Women and Girls to Nutrition & Health, Education & Training, Science & Technology

by Minnie Mathew & Sayani Das


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Softcover
₹ 450.00
E-Book
₹ 200.00
Softcover
₹ 450.00

Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 24-01-2017

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 240
ISBN : 9781482857603
Format : E-Book
Dimensions : N/A
Page Count : 240
ISBN : 9781482857597

About the Book

Drive for Equal Access is the proceedings report of 2014 International Women’s Week National Symposium, held in Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. The national symposium questioned and explored five critical objectives: 1. Health & Nutrition; 2. Education & Dropout; 3. Skills & Vocational Training; 4. Science & Technology; 5. Full & Decent Employment. The two-day national level symposium was sponsored by University Grants Commission (UGC), Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST), National Commission for Women (NCW), and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). It was an assembly of distinguished gender experts and scholars from diverse fields of interest. Anoop Satpathy, Prof. Binod Khadria, Prof. Chandrika Basu-Majumdar, Dr. G. N. V. Brahmam, Prof. Gouri Srivastava, Prof. Ishita Mukhopadhyay, Dr. Jyoti Sharma, Prof. Karuna Chanana, Prof. Krishna Misra, Dr. M. Vijayalakshmi, Mrs. Madhvi, Dr. Prema Ramachandran, Dr. Rajan Sankar, and Ms. Sonia George voiced on and for different issues of women empowerment in the shared platform. They expressed public opinions and gave action-oriented recommendations from micro-research and case-studies presented by the participants. The book deals with cross-cutting concerns, needs, and opportunities for women in Indian society and addresses women’s issues with sensitivity.


About the Author

Dr. Minnie Mathew is the director of Women’s Studies Centre (WSC). She has worked in different capacities for twenty-five years with the United Nations World Food Programme. She was the head of the programme division and senior advisor for programmes. She is the recipient of the prestigious International Women’s Day Award conferred by the United Nations for her work in the field of women’s entrepreneurship. She was a global trainer on United Nations Reforms and a global trainer on gender mainstreaming. E-mail: director_wsc@avinuty.ac.in / minniemison@gmail.com Sayani Das is Assistant Professor in WSC. She is trained in JNU and abroad. She believes women’s and gender studies are of fundamental value education to be nurtured in primary to higher education. E-mail: sayani_wsc@avinuty.ac.in / sayanidas.wgs@gmail.com