Centre for Women's Studies Profile
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Centre for Women’s Studies Profile The Center for women’s Studies, MANUU has been sanctioned by vide letter no.F.7.28/2002/NEF.II dated December 2004. The centre is formally functioning from 2nd April 2005. The Centre was inaugurated by the Prof. V.N.Rajeshekaran Pillai. Since its inception the centre is engaged in teaching, training research, extension and advocacy actively. The following activities- Teaching, Training Research, Extension and Advocacy, information dissemination has been conducted by CWS, MANUU. Its mission is to • To promote gender equality through education. • To bring in the knowledge available in other language to Urdu speaking Women and vice versa • To create, strengthen and disseminate information and knowledge about and for women globally. • To establish a network between women, researchers, lobbyists, and policy planners. • To critique and reassess the process of acquiring and disseminating knowledge. • To support and provide advocacy on issues effecting the status of the Women. Our Objective are • To bring about the empowerment of women, through teaching and research. • Create a space for women to come together. • Facilitate gender analysis on critical issues. Some of the Thrust Areas in which we work include: • Women’s Education. • Globalization and New Economic Policy • Women and Governance • Women’s issues ( Private and Public) • Women’s Health and Child Development • Women and Violence (Private and Public). • Women’s writing and Literature • Feminist theory and Methods • Women, Media and Information technology • Women and Development • Women and Environment Our Aim is to bring visibility to Women issues Our Teaching would include: • Short term Certificate Courses / Crash Courses. • Getting material translated in Urdu • Curriculum development • Orientation, Refresher and Skill development Courses. In Research we would raise Gender awareness at all levels Our Trainings would attempt to : • Build the capacities of the Women and Children. • Develop training Manuals. • Health issues, Legal Literacy. • Development schemes and programme. • Strategies for Organizing. • Girl Child Rights. Our Extension includes: • Counseling, • Legal literacy, • Adult Literacy • Gender sensitization • Account Keeping Our Advocacy would be at different levels: • Local, • Regional, • National • International Documentation: • Creation of new information through different media • Resource generation • Publication and material generation • Research in Women’s history and culture of Deccan Seminars/ Workshops: • Regional Workshop. • National Workshop/Seminar. • International Workshop/ Conferences. • Net Working with other institution for joint Conferences, Workshops. Our Long Term Objective is to become a Nodal centre of excellence. To become a Cultural Resource Centre: Role of the Women’s Studies Centre: • Main stream gender • Address the needs and concerns of Women in Research and Teaching • Build a sense of community and identity among Women Services Provided: • Education • Information • Out reach services • Advocacy • Net Working 2. Programme Offered Activities of CWS in Xth plan : Since its establishment the CWS is engaged in various activities such as Teaching, Training, Research, Extension programmes and Awareness Programmes. I. Teaching:- 1. The CWS has organized a certificate course in Women’s studies during the year 2006-07 duration of 3 months with the collaboration of St. Ann’s Degree College for women, at Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad. 2. The 40 students have enrolled and passed II. Training:- 1. The Centre has organized an orientation and training programme on “Understanding Gender” on 14th November 2005. 2. There were 25 staff members and 75 students, of Maulana Azad National Urdu University, attend the programme 3. This orientation programme was given by Ms. Padma, Gender Resource Person, and Kiran Mai, Consultant, Mahila Samakhya Group. 4. The Centre has organized a course on Gender Sensitization for Police Officials on 23rd to 28th October 2006 with collaboration of the National Industrial Security Academy (NISA) Hakeem pet, Hyderabad 5. The training programme was conducted for the 15 Deputy Commandants and 20 Assistant commandants of A.P. Police. 6. The Centre has organized a course on Women Entrepreneur on 23rd to 27th May, 2007. 7. 75 women participated in this training programme. III. Research:- The titles of Research projects completed during Xth plan are as follows:- 1. Gender Issues in Information technology 2. Gender Issues in the training of Law Enforcement agencies 3. Educational Status of Muslim women in three slum areas (III Lancer, MD Lines, Hakeem Pet) of Hyderabad 4. Health issues of women in First Lancer, slum area of the Hyderabad 5. Socio cultural world of the Siddi Women 6. Home-based women workers of the Old City of Hyderabad 7. Women in Bangle Making 8. Girls’ Education in Madarssas, in the old city of Hyderabad 9. A Study of NRI Families in Hyderabad 10. Home Bitter Home: Cases of Domestic Violence of Andhra Pradesh 11. Changing Women, Changing Times: Construction of Muslim Feminities across Three Generation in the City of Hyderabad. 12. Base-line Survey of Women, Resident of Gachi Bowli Area of Hyderabad City. 13. Remaking Womanhood, Refashioning Modernities : The Construction of “Good Womanhood” in an Early Deccani Women Magzine in Urdu. 14. HIV Positive Women in Hyderabad. 15. Women Entrepreneur in the old city of Hyderabad. IV. Extension Programmes:- 1. A health camp was organized by CWS at Nizam Institute of Medical rd th Science (NIMS) for Diabetics and cholesterol check up from 3 to 8 October, 2005. 2. The Centre for Women’s Studies conducted an extension programme on the issue of women and health at Mahita Centre Gali No. 5, Bhavani Nagar, on 15th July, 2006. 3. The CWS had already conducted an extension programme on the issue of women and health and on this day we have a lot of enquiries from the women. Since we were not qualified to answer many of their specific medical doubt which could be answered by only a medical doctor. So we organized a health camp for women along with Medical Doctor on 17th August, 2006 at Bhavani Nagar. 4. The Centre for Women’s Studies conducted an extension programme for the girls of Princess Shahkar Women’s college on 15th November 2006.The topic was “The Impact of Dowry on Society.” 5. CWS conducted an Extension Programme for the students of Unique Girls Junior College, Yakuthpura, Bada bazaar, Hyderabad on 4th December 2006. 6. CWS conducted an extension programme for the students of Islamia Degree college on 7th February 2007. An elocution competition on the topic “I am proud to be a women” was conducted on this occasion. V. Seminars / Workshop:- The titles of Seminar / Workshop organized by Centre for Women’s Studies are as follows:- Seminars: 1. A Seminar on ‘Muslim women and Personal Law’ on 2nd April, 2005. 2. A Seminar on ‘North South Dialogue on Women Issues’ on 30th December, 2005. 3. UGC Sponsored National Level Seminar “Role of Women in National Building: A Multidimensional Perspective”. 16th and 17th June, 2006. 4. A seminar on “Women Writing and Reading: Local, National and Global on 8th September, 2006. Workshop: 1. A workshop on Early Marriage-its Medico and Psychological, Socio legal impact, on 8th and 9th November, 2005. 2. A workshop on ‘Digital Divide’ on 3rd June, 2006. 3. A workshop on ‘Strategies to deal with gender violence’ on 3rd January, 2006. 4. One day workshop on Capacity Building and Experience Sharing with Women Affected by HIV/AIDS, on 12th January, 2007, at Chest Hospital, Erra Gadda. VI. Documentation / Information Dissemination:- A) Audio visual documentation: 1. Film on HIV/AIDS: The CWS collaborated with BBC in the making a film on HIV and AIDS. The BBC WORLD SERVICE TRUST in association with DD and NACO, was running India’s largest AIDS awareness mass media campaign. As part of this campaign, the trust was producing weekly, youth focused reality television show called ‘Haath se Haath Milaa’ which is telecast on DD1 reaching out to 200 million viewers. The concept of the film was ‘RECYCLE, REVIVE. REGAIN’ concept of recycled waste competition in Hyderabad which is aimed at HIV awareness amongst all strata of society. B) Documentary Film, Quamar, A Child Labor in Bangle Making: CWS, in collaboration with Flying Elephants films made a documentary film on child labor, especially concentrating on girl children, in Bangle making in and won a lot of appreciation. Print: a) First Annual Report 2005-06 b) Second Annual Report 2006-07 VII. Networking and Resource Sharing:- A) With the Department of Women’s Studies, San Diego State University, California, USA.: The Centre for Women’s Studies collaborated with the San Diego State University, California, USA. And their faculty members Prof. Huma Ghosh, Prof. Doreen Mattingly and Prof Barbra Sullivan along with thiry one students of Women’s Studies., visited the centre. The purpose of this programme was to share the views across the table on women’s issues in North and South. B) Collaboration with Mahilla Samakhya: The CWS participated in a two days workshop which was organized by the Mahila Samkhya group on “Women empowerment”. C) Collaboration with Mahita on Children’s education: The CWS is collaborating an NGO. Mahita to work on women’s issues and child labour issues. Mahita organized a two day community consultation of for women’s studies participated in this. D) Workshop on Dropouts among Muslim girls-parents teacher’s responsibility” : The CWS, MANUU participated in a two day workshop organized by shaheen, women’s Resource and welfare Association at Urdu Ghar, Mughalpura , Hyd. E) Women’s First State Conference Jamate-islami Hind: The CWS participated in the Women’s First State Conference held on 11th – 12th February, 2006 at Wadi-e-Huda Hyd. Organized by women’s wing, Jamaat-e- islami Hind. A.P. & Orissa.. Activities of CWS in XIth plan: I. Teaching:- 1. The Centre has organized a Certificate course in women studies duration of 3 months in the year 2008 with the collaboration of Indra Priyadarshini Girls’ Degree College for women, at Nampally, Hyderabad.