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The Women’s Unit of the Indian Social Institute is committed to the mission of providing a dignified and decent human existence for women, by enhancing their capacities in terms of awareness-generation, participation in decision-making processes, raising questions to development paradigms and searching for alternatives.


The institute’s mission is to move towards a gender just society and its focus on women is further advocated through women-based studies and training in themes namely human rights, gender justice and gender sensitiveness. The programmes are mainly action-oriented, aiming to counteract adverse effects on oppressed population from varied persisting and emerging forces and to do this logically and analytical, evaluation is conducted based on facts and figures in regard to effects of various forces on this marginalized population.



Last Updated August 5, 2010

On Going Projects

  • Dayans (Witches), Witch-killings and Social Exclusion in Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam Jharkhand – 2010
  • Impact of Special Economic Zones on the Livelihood of the poor women in India - 2010

 

Projects Completed by the Unit

 

  • Evaluation Study to Assess the Impact of Schemes/Programmes of Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) on the Target Group – 2009
  • Gurgaon Unorganised Worker's Living Conditions: A Sociological Study – 2008
  • Life Enrichment Education Programme (LEE): An Initiative for the Empowerment of Women and Girls – 2008
  • An Evaluation Study: On the Educational Schemes of Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GOI, in Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa.
  • Evaluation of Schemes –Educational Complex in Low Literacy Pockets, Establishment of AshramSchools in Tribal Sub-Plan Areas, Construction of Hostels for Scheduled Tribal Girls and Boys, and Coaching and Allied for Scheduled Tribes. – 2006
  • Place and Role of Women in Panchayati Raj -  2005
  • Women SHgs and the civil society – 2003
  • Muslims Women’s’ Perception of Muslim Personal Law and its Practice – 2002
  • Gendered Initiatives: Natural Resource Management: Implications on Women’s Health and Economic Development - 2002


Last Updated August 5, 2010
 
Various Training Programmes Organized by Women’s Unit 

2008-09
  • Workshop on findings with stakeholders on 'LEE Project' held in Chandigarh on June 11, 2008
  • Workshop on 'Gender and Development' held in XISS-Ranchi on June 24-27, 2008

2007-08
  • Training Programme for NGOs/Persons working with AIDS and Vulnerable Sector of Society.
  • Workshop on Women in the Unorganized Sector
  • Workshop on LPG and Its Impact on Women
  • Workshop on Women in Rural India
  • Gender Sensitization and Strategies for Social Mobilization
  • Women and Health
  • Rural Technology for Women
  • Socio-Economic Issues and Prospects in Women’s Empowerment
  • Economic Empowerment of Women: The Interface between Agencies, Groups and Individuals
  • Cultural Heritage and Status of Women
  • Women in Conflict
  • Women and Rehabilitation
  • Watershed Management for Community Development
  • Women and Health Problems and Possibilities
  • National Workshop on Poverty Alleviation and SHG
  • Workshop as part of Self Help Group Project
  • Gender and Development: Approaches and Strategies
  • Workshop to share the findings of the research study on PRIs and Women in Rajasthan


Last Updated 15 October 2009

Books Published by the Unit

  • A Journey Towards Enlightenment: Life Enrichment Education: A Strategy for Women's Empowerment", (A study on Women in Punjab and Haryana), 2008.
  • "Andhero ke Beech: Jati Dharma aur Pitrasatta ke Dayre mein kaid Mahilayien, Kuch Ayaam", 2008. Pp147.
  • “A Long Journey Ahead: Women in Panchayati Raj (A study in Rajasthan)”,
  • Study Report of Tribal Ministry Project (evaluation study of the four educational schemes) submitted to the Ministry in July 2007
  • “ Dalit Identity in Bihar”, in Fernando Franco (ed), ‘Pain and Awakening: The Dynamics of Dalit Identity in Bihar, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh’
  • “Self Help Groups and Civil Society: A Preliminary Study”,
  • “Women Self Help Groups in the Process of Rural Development” in Kiran Prasad

 

Articles Published by the Unit

  • “Dealing with Naxal Violence: Do we have the Political Will”? , Legal News & Views, November 2009
  • “Development and Naxalism”, Subalterns, January-March 2010
  • “Fighting for the Rights of Construction Workers” (Interview with Ms. Geetha Ramakrishnan, NMPS), Women’s Link, January-March 2010
  • “India: Bewildering Collection of Contradictions”, Women’s Link
  • “Swasthya ki Sankalpna Aur Bharatiya Mahilaye: Ek Nazaria”, Women’s Link,
  • “Siksha ke Jariye Poornaroopena Vikaskram Mein Aadivasi Mahelayein”, Haashiye ki Awaaz
  • Paper for a Training Manual being prepared by NCERT as a section of Module for teacher educators on “Socialization Practices of Dalit Girls
  • “Yeh Khamoshi Kab Tak”, Article on Violence on Women, - Hum Sabala, a Jagori Publication,
  • “Women in Self Help Groups in four Indian States”, Social Change