Centre for Gender Studies and Development
Centre's Mandate
Promoting gender equality through gender mainstreaming in rural development and
awareness and capacity building on gender issues among the professionals, elected
representatives and civil society organisations working in rural development.
Objectives
- To identify gender based priorities and mainstreaming gender in different sectors
of rural development.
- Promoting gender as a priority concern in development planning and implementation.
- Development of knowledge hub in gender related areas to facilitate training, research
activities and advocacy.
- To undertake studies related to livelihoods, women
empowerment and various other areas through gender lens.
Thrust Area
- Gender planning and Gender Mainstreaming in Rural Development
- Gender Budgeting
and Policy Development
- Rural Women and Livelihoods
- SHG Movement
- Gender Mainstreaming in Health, Nutrition, Education, Employment
- Women Empowerment
and Poverty
- Policies and Programmes of Social Justice for Gender Equality
Faculty
Dr Vanishree Joseph
Assistant Professor & Head i/c
| Educational Qualifications:
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M.A (Development Adminstration), M.A (Public Administration), PhD (Gender and Governance), Post Doctoral Fellow (London School of Economics and Political science)
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| Areas of Specialisation :
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Gender and Development, Human Development and Capability Approach, Decentralization and Governance.
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| Email :
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vanishreej.nird[at]gov.in
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| Mobile No. : |
9994892780 |
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