This document summarizes a cultural study on female conductors working for GSRTC, the public transportation corporation in Gujarat, India. It provides details on the first 6 female conductors hired, including their names, locations, education levels, and any issues faced. It then analyzes similarities and differences between male and female conductors, as well as advantages and disadvantages. The document introduces feminism and how a feminist perspective can provide insights into issues of power, gendering, and treating women as "other". It concludes by questioning why society has trouble accepting working women and naturalizes gender inequality through culture and media.

1. Cultural studies on
Female
conductors of
GSRTC.

2.  Prepared by : KAVITABA P. GOHIL
 Roll No : 19
 Paper – 8 : Cultural studies
 M.A (English) : Sem -2
 Enrollment No : 2069108420180018
 Batch : 2017-19
 Email : kavitabaprahaladsinhjigohil@gmail.com
 Submitted to : Smt .S. B Gardi, Department of English,
MK Bhavnagar
University

3. “Raise your hand and take a ride initiative.”

4. Survey 2018: On Female Conductors
1st
Female conductor
Khodifad Geetaben
3 months
Issues of Night service
No CL
Ask for more work

5. 2nd
Female conductor
• Parmer Mamtaben
Ranjitbhai
• Local Intercity
• B.A.-Gujarati
• Uttar Gujarat
• Bhavnagar- Talaja-
Mahuva

6. 3rd
Female conductor
Shantaben L.
Dahod
B.A.
Female Harassment

7. 4th
&5th
Female conductors
Malival Radhaben
12 Pass
Zalod -Town
Rajula Depot
4 Months
Purohit Sunitaben
Dhari Depot
M.A.- B.ed.

8. 6th
Female conductor
• Bagda Sharmila M.
• Rajula depot
• M.COM
• Jetpur – Town
• Harassment

9. Analysis…
• Lack of basic knowledge
• Similarities and differences
• Basic Needs and Services
• Advantages & Disadvantages
• Family Issues
• Male dominated stereotype

10. What is Feminism?
• Feminism can be defined as a political,
cultural, pedagogic and theoretical
response to the patriarchal structure of
power that seek to subordinate women’s
lives , interests, bodies and sexuality.
• 1970
• 1980s & 1990s

11. Continue…
• Inequality of sexes does not have a
biological basis or origin, it originates in
the cultural construction of differences.
- Feminists.
• Gendering is a practice of power, where
masculinity is always associated with
authority.

12. Cultural Study with Feminist
perspective
• Focuses on Masculine/ patriarchal
structure(Breakdown)
• Power
• Women as ‘OTHER’
• Religion, social, & cultural conditions
• Sexuality as tool(Harassment)

13. • Concept of “Mother nature”
• Language (Maternity leave)
• Public treatment
• Cyber feminism
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14. Conclusion…
• Experience sharing
• Why still today society is not accepting
working women as respectable as Man?
• Gender inequality in society ‘Naturalized’ by
Media and Culture ; when we became free
from that shackles?
• Why these male dominated mindset people
are always ready to fought with anyone if the
question was about their women but how they
behaves with other women?

15. • An introduction to the cultural studies
• http://www.knaeshop.com/knaonlinejobsd
etails.aspx?cjobid=5560
• https://ojas.gujarat.gov.in/AdvtDetailFiles/
GSRTC_201718_32.pdf
• http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/
10603/31165/9/09_chapter%203.pdf
References...