Women's Empowerment and Inclusion

Featured Publications

The Fear that Stalks: Gender-based Violence in Public Spaces 18 Apr 2012

Macroeconomics and Gender 20 Sep 2011

Addressing Gender Concerns in the Microfinance Institutions (Development and Regulation) Draft Bill 2011 17 Aug 2011

A Multi State Socio Economic Study of with Disabilities in India

The study analyses the intersection of gender with disability issues by combining economic and social analysis across four states in India by using both quantitative and qualitative methods including gender analysis of disability budgets.
Macroeconomics and Gender

This collection of essays by some of the best known academics and practitioners in the fields of economics, women’s studies and development, examine a wide range of areas in which women’s studies has made crucial contributions.
The GEDI Dialogue : Workshop Report

This programme was an attempt to bring together stakeholders from various sectors in order to provide a platform to understand and identify “gender issues”, discuss and present views, look for ways and means by which all stakeholders can collaboratively achieve results.
Addressing Gender Concern in India’s Urban Renewal Mission

The paper seeks to mainstream a gender perspective in the Jawaharlal National Rural Urban Renewal Mission through a set of guidelines for integrating gender issues in the urban renewal and reform agenda in urban local bodies.
Training of Trainers Manual on Gender Mainstreaming of Disaster Risk Management

The manual developed for master trainers, government functionaries and civil society organizations engaged in disaster management, focuses on ways to mainstream gender in disaster risk management processes.

OUR WORK - WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND INCLUSION

India’s poor performance on women’s empowerment and gender equality is reflected in many indicators. In many parts of the country, sex ratio has dropped to fewer than 850 females per 1000 males. India is ranked 129 in the Gender Inequality Index as per the Global Human Development 2011. Women from disadvantaged groups such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and minorities in particular face discrimination, exploitation and limited employment opportunities.

Our work recognizes that women are by no means a homogenous category. UNDP argues that where development is not ‘engendered’ it is ‘en-dangered’. As a result it is ensured that vulnerable women benefit from all initiatives.

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