rI~ Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women ~ (Estd. uJ5 3 ofUGC Act 1956) Colmbatore -641043, Tamil Nadu, India 'rI"'!J 'M1I'R1J fq NJ4J4C fJumelUnivcniljllnlYCitI!jD'J 'R.-"",IiM .il' .". 4""" Women's Studies Centre NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM on Access & Participation of Women & Girls to Health & Nutrition, Education & Training, Science & Technology 13th& 14th March 2014 Inauguration 10:00 am -11:00 am ~. Welcome Address Dr. Minnie Mathew Director, Women's Studies Centre, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women Presidential Address Dr. Sheela Ramachandran Vice Chancellor, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women Keynote Address Dr. Rajan Sankar Country Manager India & Senior Advisor South Asia, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), New Delhi Vote of Thanks Mrs. Sayani Das Assistant Professor, Women's Studies Centre Technical Session I : 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Strategy for Reducing malnutrition & Improving Health of Girls & Women Key Speakers Dr. G. N. V. Brahmam Scientist 'F' (Retired), National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), lCMR, Hyderabad Dr. Prema Ramachandran Director, Nutrition Foundation oflndia, New Delhi Paper Presentation: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Technical Session II : 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Gender Neutral/Sensitive Education & Drop-out Prevention for Girls & Women Chair Prof. Karuna Chanana Professor, Sociology of Education & Gender Formerly with Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Key Speakers Prof. Ishita Mukhopadhyay Director, Women's Studies Research Centre, Calcutta University, Kolkata Prof. Gouri Srivastava Head, Department of Women's Studies National Council of Education Research & Training (NCERT), New Delhi Paper Presentation: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Technical Session ill (Concurrent) : 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Need-based Skills Development & Vocational Training for Women Chair Dr. U. Jerinabi Dean of Commerce & Business Administration, Higher Education for Women Coimbatore Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Key Speakers Dr. K. Raja Pranmalai Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship Development Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University, Dindigul Mrs. Madhvi Add\. CEO, Aajeevika Skills State Skills Anchor Person Tamil Nadu Mr. Anoop K. Satpathy Fellow, V. V. Giri National Labour Institute (VVGNLI), Noida Paper Presentation: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ---I4th '-....!... March 201~;:-..--' National Gender Caucus: 9:30am - 9:45am Dr. Minnie Mathew Director, Women's Studies Centre Avinashlingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore Technical Session IV : 9:45am - 11:15 am Making Science & TechnologyWomen-friendly Chair Prof. Krishna Misra Past General Secretary, National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), Allahabad Key Speakers Dr. M. Vijayalakshmi Associate Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research(lGCAR), Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu Dr. Jyoti Sharma Principal Scientific Officer, In Charge - Disha- Women Fellowship Scheme, Department of Science & Technology (DST), New Delhi Paper Presentation: 10:45 am - 11:15 pm Technical Session V : 11:45 am - 1:15 pm Creating Equal Opportunity to Full & Decent Employment for Women Chair Prof. Binod Khadria Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Key Speakers Ms. Seema Bhaskaran National Mission Manager, National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) Ms. Sonia George Secretary, Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), Kerala Paper Presentation: 12:30pm - 1:15 pm Recommendation for National Women Empowerment Chair Dr. Ranjana Kumari Director, Centre for Social Research (CSR), New Delhi Key Speakers Ms. Mythili K. Rajendran, LA.S. Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development (TNCDW), Chennai of Women Ltd. Dr. Minnie Mathew Director, WOJ11en'sStudies Centre Avinashlingarn Institute for Home Science & Higher education for Women, Coimbatore Chairs of All Sessions Valedictory Address Dr. Ranjana Kumari Director, Centre for Social Research (CSR), New Delhi Dr. Rajan Sankar Country Manager India & Senior Advisor South Asia, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), New Delhi Vote of Thanks Mrs. Sayani Das Assistant Professor, Women's Studies Centre
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