Women’s Studies VS Gender Studies UGC incorporate various courses in teaching under CWS; Beijing Conference-Declaration CEDAW- Principles Declaration of 2001 Women Empowerment year. Department of Women and Child Development, Central and State Social Welfare Advisory Boards,

1. GENDER STUDIES
 Dr.M.Mathivanan
 Associate Professor of Commerce

2. WOMEN’S STUDIES VS GENDER STUDIES
UGC –CWS
It has supporting thirty-four Centres for CWS
 Empowerment of women and women related issues
 Promoting and Strengthening: Teaching, Research,
Curriculum, Extension work, Training
and Continuing education
 Gender equity, Economic and Self-reliance, Girl’s
education, Population education, Issues of Women
rights, Laws, Social Exploitation, Awareness activities

3. U G C I N C O R P O R A T E VA R I O U S C O U R S E S I N T E A C H I N G
U N D E R C W S ;
Promote Research to certain fields in the areas…
Create, develop and evaluate projects;
Generate resource and documentation materials;
Counselling socially/politically relevant issues
Networking and multidisciplinary collaborating activities;
Development plans of the State/ Central Government etc.

4. CWS MULTI-FACETED WOMEN ISSUES
 Declaration of 2001 as the Women Empowerment year.
 Gender equity, promotion and facilitation in the capacity building,
 Infrastructure; collaborate, coordinate and network with other agencies.
 Population, Adult and continuing education, in Universities/ Colleges
 Performing roles under the NFE schemes of the UGC
 Department of Women and Child Development, Central and State Social
 Welfare Advisory Boards, UNIFEM, UNDP, WHO, UNESCO and
UNICEF etc.
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5. DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN’S STUDIES:
POLICY
 First Plan 1951-56. Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB), set up in 1953
 Fifth Plan (1956-79) continued the same welfare approach, besides women’s
education, improve maternal and child health services.
 Supplementary feeding for children and expectant and nursing mothers.
 Sixth Plan: A multi-disciplinary approach with health, education and
employment.
 Seventh Plan (1985-90), ensure raising their economic, social status. nt.
 Beneficiary-Oriented Schemes -BOS in various developmental sectors,
 Eighth Plan (1992-97) with human development on development women

6. BEIJING CONFERENCE-DECLARATION
 Peace for all women everywhere.
 Acknowledging the voices of all women.
 Recognize that the status of women.
 Empowerment of women all over the world,
 Ensure human rights of women and girl child.
 United Nations conferences. Objectives to attain equality,
 Implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies
 Empowerment of women right in religion and belief, ethical, spiritual
 Participation on the basis of equality in all spheres of society,
 Equal rights, opportunities sharing of responsibilities for the family by
men and women.
 Eradication of poverty based on sustained economic, social development,

7. DECLARATION
 Ensure Platform for Action from Govt. and international community.
 Full enjoyment by women and the girl child of all human rights
 Eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and the girl child.
 Economic independence and eradicate the poverty on women.
 Equal treatment of women and men in education and health
 Ensure international law, humanitarian law, to protect women and girls.
 Girls and women, ensure equal participation in building a better world
 Equal access to economic resources: land, science and technology,
 Ensure also the success of the Platform for Action in countries

8. CEDAW- PRINCIPLES
 Substantive equity:
 Analysis the differences between men and women. The differences social and
cultural norms to prejudices, mistaken beliefs and political structures.
 Non Discrimination:
 Covers from individuals to families, communities, business corporations and
religious institutions in the political, social, economic, cultural
 Stage obligation:
 End all forms of discrimination against women
 Abolish all discriminatory laws, and adopt laws promoting gender equality.
 Private organisations, enterprises and individuals promote and protect women’s
rights.