Two - Day National Seminar On 498 A IPC-Gender Issues & Challenges At Osmania Univ. College of Engineering, Hyderabad

Two - Day National Seminar On 498 A IPC-Gender Issues & Challenges At Osmania Univ. College of Engineering, Hyderabad

Venue:

Seminar Hall, PG Block,
Osmania University College for Women, (Autonomous),
Osmania University
Koti, Hyderabad – 500 095

Globalization has presented new challenges for the realization of the goal of women’s equality. The Benefits of the growing global economy have been unevenly distributed leading to wider economic disparities, the feminization of poverty, increased gender inequality through often deteriorating working conditions and unsafe working environment especially in the informal sector and rural areas. Since women comprise the
majority of the population below the poverty line and are very often in situations of extreme poverty, given the harsh realities of intra-household and social discrimination, macro economic policies and poverty eradication programmes will specifically address the needs and problems of such women. Strengthening legal systems aimed at elimination of all forms of discriminationagainst women. Changing societal attitudes and community practices by active participation and involvement of both men and women mainstreaming a gender perspective in the development process.

Objectives of the National Seminar

Main Objectives of this National Seminar are as follows :

The Basic objective is to train & make women to understand the Act

1) To examine various Dimensions and issues related to the Act.
2) To analyze factors responsible for success /failure of the Act
3) To study linkages between society, economy and Govt. and others.
4) To examine government role for further amendments to Act
5) To suggest measures for further strengthening status of women.

Prof. Amarthya Sen views empowerment as a process whereby an inequality of participation in the various processes of development moves towards becoming an equality. Empowerment is then a process where constraints that impede equal participation are reduced. Empowerment can also be understood as an expansion in spaces, physical spaces, economic, socio-cultural and political spaces. In this seminar it is the Endeavour of the organizers to involve the participants in group discussions for sharing their experiences related to women empowerment. This seminar is intended for suggesting appropriate policies to achieve
women empowerment.

Themes of the seminar

1) Dimensions and issues related to Act
2) Factors Related to women issues
3) Linkages Between society, economy, and Govt. and others.
4) Women & Act empowerment.
5) NGO/ Government/NABARD and Act.

About Osmania University (OU):

Osmania University was established in the year 1918 and is the seventh oldest in the country, the third oldest in South India and the first to be established in the princely State of Hyderabad. The University has emerged as a pace setter in the field of higher education. The university received the highest ‘A’ Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) of India for its outstanding achievements and significant contributions to the advancement of knowledge.

About Osmania University College for Women (Autonomous) :

Women’s college (established in the year 1924), is a constituent college of Osmania University. It is one of the oldest and prestigious institutions of higher education catering to the needs of women’s education in the State of Andhra Pradesh. IN view of its high quality academic performance, the college was conferred autonomy by the UGC in the year 1988 – 89. The College was awarded ‘A’ Grade rating by NAAC in the year
1999 and is recognized by the UGC as a Centre for Excellence. The college submitted itself for second accreditation during the year 2005 and received the rating of ‘A’. The college offers more than forty subjects at undergraduate level and has more than twenty postgraduate courses.

About Women’s Studies Centre:

The Women’s Studies Centre is established for imparting higher education to Women in the field of Social Sciences and sanctioned and established under XIth Five Year Plan by UGC, New Delhi. The staffs of the department are engaged in research and have made significant contribution to advanced studies in women’s studies. Now the Department is looking forward to restructuring its course components to suit the current requirements of students and prepare them to withstand the competition and cope with the challenges of the next millennium.Senior faculty members are working on Major Research Projects sponsored by
UGC and ICSSR, New Delhi, in addition to guiding research scholars for their doctoral and M.Phil. Degrees and acting as resource persons.

Invitation for Papers:

Papers based only on EMPIRICAL studies only are invited on the above themes from Academicians, Women Entrepreneurs, Concerned administrators, NGOs etc. It is a considered view of the seminar organizers that the paper writers using a data base may clearly mention sampling techniques, descriptive statistics or methods of statistical inference, or Econometric method they have adopted in their paper. Papers based on
experience gained in the field can highlight their experiential evidence through case study or any other methodological device which they deem it as essential for an empirical study. Abstracts may be sent before 28th Feb, 2011 to Prof. A. Muralidhar Rao, Seminar Director, Director , Women’s Studies Centre, Osmania University College for Women (Autonomous), Koti, Hyderabad – 500 095, AP. The paper should be sent (in soft and hard copies) along with an abstract not exceeding 500 words with Times New Roman to E-mail : Profamrao@gmail.com, wscdirector@gmail.com

Selected paper (which is only on empirical study) will be given actual fares from their official working place in short distance.

Last Date: Abstracts may be sent before 28th Feb, 2011

Registration:

Registration Fee of Rs. 1000/- for NGOs / Organizations / Institutions, Rs. 500- for delegates,. DD Should be drawn in favour of Principal, Osmania University College for Women (Autonomous), Koti, Hyderabad – 500 095, AP. And Registration form along with DD should be sent to Prof. A. Muralidhar Rao, Seminar Director, Director, Women’s Studies Centre, Osmania University College for Women (Autonomous), Koti, Hyderabad – 500 095, AP.,E-mail : profamrao@gmail.com, wscdirector@gmail.com

Accommodation:

A limited accommodation to the selected participants will be allotted on first come first served basis.
For further information Seminar Chairman Prof. Amarjit Kaur, Principal, Osmania University College for Women (Autonomous), Ph: +91 9989641145

Seminar Director:
Prof. A. Muralidhar Rao, Seminar Director, Director, Women’s Studies Centre, Osmania University College for Women (Autonomous), Koti, Hyderabad – 500 095, AP., You can visit our website: www.osmania.ac.in
E-mail: profamrao@gmail.com, wscdirector@gmail.comCell No. : 094409 47084, Land line No. : 040–24617084

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