Women's Day

Forging an Inclusive Society: 2021 Initiatives for Gender Equality

vilasini-admin CWEGE, Women's Empowerment

As the world begins its transition into a post-Covid era, the upheaval caused by the pandemic becomes more visible in India’s vulnerable sections, with gender equality a key issue. Still, our Center for Women’s Empowerment & Gender Equality (CWEGE) remains focused on the year 2030—a year the United Nations declares as the target for Transforming our world: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Chris in the field

Contextualizing Women’s Empowerment Frameworks

vilasini-admin Academics, CWEGE

Amrita PhD students, Christopher Coley and Srividya Sheshadri of our Center for Women Empowerment and Gender Equality along with professors, Dr. Sriram Devanathan & Dr. Bhavani Rao have published their South India based women empowerment framework as a research article “Contextualizing women’s empowerment frameworks with an emphasis on social support: a study in rural, South India” in the journal “Community, Work & Family”.