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Title Dr. First Name Shelly Last Name Pandey Photograph Designation Research Associate, Women’s Studies and Development Centre, University of Delhi, Delhi Address Women Studies and Development Centre, Academic Research Centre, Second Floor, Patel Marg, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007. Phone No Office +91-11-27666669 Residence Mobile Email [email protected] Web-Page

Educational Qualifications Degree Institution Year Ph.D. IIT Delhi 2013 M.Phil. / M.Tech. PG University of Lucknow 2006 in Population Education and Rural Development UG Hindu College, University of Delhi 2002 History (Hons) Any other qualification Career Profile

Organisation / Institution Designation Duration Role Women’s Studies and Senior Fellow Feb 2011 - Teaching, Research and Development Centre, Till Date Administrative Assignments University of Delhi

IIT Delhi Teaching 2007-2010 Teaching and Evaluation of Assistantship Undergraduate Students

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Administrative Assignments

 Co-ordinated a workshop on Feminist Theories: Indian contexts for research scholar and teachers from various Universities across the countries at Women’s Studies and Development Centre from 28th January to 01st February 2013.  Co-ordinated a workshop on “Understanding Feminist Theory” at Women’s Studies and Development Centre from 30th January to 03rd February 2012.  Co-ordinated a workshop on “Teaching Gender” at Women’s Studies and Development Centre in collaboration with Institute of Life Long Learning and Lady Sri Ram College, in September, 2011. This workshop discussed teaching gender from the perspective of various subjects of Humanities and Social Sciences.  Organized a panel discussion on "Women and Disability: Issues of Marriage and Security" in May 2011, as an initiative towards advocacy and awareness of an important Gender issue.  Program committee member, International Conference on ‘Marriage in Globalizing Contexts: Exploring Change and Continuity in South Asia from 25th to 27th September 2008, at IIT Delhi.  Workshop secretary, International workshop on ICT and Development, on 11th-12th March 2010, at IIT Delhi.  Assistant coordinator of a workshop on “Teaching Gender” at Women’s Studies and Development Centre in collaboration with Institute of Life Long Learning and Lady Sri Ram College, Delhi University in September, 2011. This workshop discussed teaching gender from the perspective of various subjects of Humanities and Social Sciences.  Coordinator of a workshop on “Understanding Feminist Theory” at Women’s Studies and Development Centre from 30th January to 03rd February 2012.  Organized a panel discussion on "Women and Disability: Issues of Marriage and Security" in May 2011, as an initiative towards advocacy and awareness of an important Gender issue.

Areas of Interest / Specialization

Gender studies, Space, Globalization and Social studies of work & industry.

Subjects Taught

Coordinator of a courses in the centre:  Gender and Society (for Post- Graduate students). Assistant coordinator of :  Advance course in Gender Studies (for research scholars).

Publications Profile Book Coeditor- 2014,Women’s Studies In : A journey of 25 Years , Rawat Publications.

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Book Chapters (3)

 2013. Consumer Agency of Urban Women in India. In Mathur, N (ed) Consumer Culture, Modernity and Identity. India, Sage.  2012. Western work worlds and Altering Approaches to Marriage: An Empirical Study of Women Employees of Call Centers in India. In Pande. R., Weide. T. & Flipsen. N. (Ed.) Globalization, Technology Diffusion and Gender Disparity: Social Impacts of ICTs.USA: IGI.  2009. Parents Reactions to Daughter’s Unconventional Work Hours at Call Centers in India. In Bhatt, M. S. & Illiyan, A. (Ed.) Information Technology (IT) in the Indian Economy (p-231-243). India: New Century publication.

Research papers published in Refereed/Peer Reviewed Journals (4)

 2011. Private space in public transport: locating gender in Delhi Metro, Economic and Political Weekly, XLVI (51)  2011. Marriage and Midnight Work: A Qualitative Study of Unmarried Women Call Center Agents in India, Marriage & Family Review, 47(4), 197-212. (Taylor & Francis Publications).  2011. Cabs, male drivers & mid-night commuting: Public space of unmarried women call center employees in India‘. AI & Society: Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Communication. (Springer).  2009. I would not have been working here: Parental Support to Unmarried Daughters as Call Center Agents in India. Gender, Technology and Development, Vol. 13(3). Sage publication..

Other publications (Edited works, Book reviews, Festschrift volumes, etc.)

 Book Review, title- Working the Night Shift: Women in India's Call Center Industry, author- Reena Patel, Publisher-Orient Blackswan. Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific Issue 30, November 2012.  Book Review, title- South Asian Feminism, authors- Ania Loomba and Ritty A. Lukose, Publisher- Duke University Press. Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific Issue 33, October 2013.  Student Work for Fun and Funds, The Times of India, Education Times, February 25, 2008.

Conference Organization/ Presentations (in the last three years)

Participation as Paper Presenter

 “New Meanings of Motherhood in Globalizing Middle Class Homes in India” in an International seminar on Locating Gender in the New Middle Class In India at IIAS, Shimla on 12th March 2014.  “Globalization and the issues in higher education for Women” in a National seminar organized by The University Women's Association of Delhi, affiliated to International Federation of University Women, on Women and Higher Education: Challenges and www.du.ac.in Page 3

Prospects on 22 Feb.2013.  “Cabs, male drivers and midnight commuting: manufacturing respectability of the unmarried women agents of call centres in India” in a seminar on “Women in India: Emerging Issues of Lives, Livelihood and Sustainable Development, organized by Punjab University at Chandigarh, on 2nd November 2011  “Negotiating with Public Space: A Study of Women Employees of Call Centers in India” at international seminar on Contextualizing Geographical Approaches to Studying Gender in Asia. Organized by Department of Geography, University of Delhi from March 3rd to 5th 2010.  “Our Working Conditions Bring us Together: A Study of Intimacy in Indian Call Centers” at an international conference “In Relation To: New Cultures of Intimacy and Togetherness in Asia”. Organized by Institute of Economic Growth at Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti House, , from February 5-7, 2009.  “Western Work Worlds and Altering Approaches to Marriage: An Empirical Study of Women Employees of Call Centers in India” at the International Conference on ‘Marriage in Globalizing Contexts: Exploring Change and Continuity in South Asia”, New Delhi, India on 26th September 2008.  “They Are Cool About It: Parental Reactions to Daughter’s Unconventional Work Hours at Call Centers in India” at World Women Forum, organized at Amity business school NOIDA on 5th March 2008.

Participation as Poster Presenter

 “Negotiating with Multiple Identities: Women Employees of Call Center in India”, 8th Biennial Conference of Asian Association of Social Psychology, on 13th December 2009, at Delhi  “Information Technology and the Impact on the lives of women Employees”, Science Day, In November 2008, at IIT Delhi.  Sociology in the Department of Humanities and Social Science at IIT Delhi, in April 2008, at Open House IIT Delhi.

Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration) Title- Gender and Decision Making Power in the Public Arena: A Comparative Study of India and Sri Lanka, Project funded by Indo-Sri Lanka Foundation,

Awards and Distinctions

Recipient of M. N. Srinivas Memorial Prize 2012, Awarded by Indian Sociological Society for an article Private space in public transport: locating gender in Delhi Metro, Economic and Political Weekly, XLVI (51), 2011. Association With Professional Bodies

Memberships

Indian Sociological Society Other Activities Invited Lectures/Talks/Examiner

 Invited as an examiner at Cluster Innovation Centre, University of Delhi, to evaluate the www.du.ac.in Page 4

final projects of the students of the centre, on 22nd -23rd April, 2014.  Invited for a talk in the Film Festival 70mm at Rajdhani College, University of Delhi for a session on defining feminine spaces on 10th October 2013.  Invited for a lecture at University of Delhi on Understanding Feminism on 25th October 2013.

Panelist at the Panel Discussions

 Panellists at a panel discussion on 'Women at Margins" organized by the Dept. of Psychology at for Women on 31st October 2012.  Panellist at a panel discussion on Evaluation of Working Women’s Hostel with a Day Care Centre in India, organized by School of Gender and Development Studies, IGNOU on 6th Oct 2012.

 Shared my research observations and findings in a TV program “Witness” on NDTV 24x7 news channel. Telecasted on March 9, 2009.

Signature of Faculty Member

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