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Objectives of the conference: ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

1. To provide platform for academicians, NGOs
and policy makers to discuss about problems Chief Patron UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE
being faced by the working women in con-
temporary India PROF. V. G TALAWAR. CENTRE FOR WOMEN’S STUDIES
2. To reinforce the current alliances and net- Hon. Vice Chancellor,
AND
works of working women to express their University of Mysore, Mysore
ideas and experiences and to support women’s CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL
capacity building at national level. Conference Coordinators EXCLUSION AND INCLUSIVE POLICY
3. To discuss about strategies, affirmative ac-
tion and policy proposals to address various PROF. M. INDIRA
issues related to working women. Director TWO DAY NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Centre for Women’s Studies ON
Call for Papers: University of Mysore, Mysore-570006 WOMEN AND WORK :
Phone No: 09448076001/0821-2419819
Abstracts (500 words) and Full Papers (5000 words) POLICIES TOWARDS ECONOMIC INCLUSION
can be submitted through Email in Word format to
PROF. RAMESH
womenseminar@yahoo.com March 21st and 22nd 2011
Professor cum Director
Important Dates: Centre for Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy,
University of Mysore, Mysore -570006
Last date for submission of abstract: 28.02.2011 To………………………….……………………
Phone No: 09448801121/0821-2419362,
Submission of Full Paper : 05.03.2011
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Acceptance to be communicated : 08.03.2011 Conference Conveners
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All papers are subject to scrutiny by an expert DR. S.M. MANGALA
committee and only the selected papers may be Assistant Professor …………………………………….……………
presented in the conference. CWS, UoM, Mysore. Cell: 09480029619
Venue :
Registration Fee: DR.SIDDARAJU V.G Rani Bahadur Institute of Management Sciences
Teachers and Academicians : Rs. 300 Reader cum Deputy Director University of Mysore, Mysore – 570006
Research Scholars and Students : Rs. 200 CSSEIP, UoM, Mysore. Cell: 09480771681
Jointly Organized by
Registration fee includes working lunch for two DR.NANJUNDA D.C
days and Conference Kit. Outstation participants Reader cum Deputy Director CENTRE FOR WOMEN’S STUDIES
will be provided with local hospitality. Limited CSSEIP, UoM, Mysore. Cell: 09482955958 AND
travel grant is available for the paper presenters CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL
from outside restricted to sleeper class by train. MR.DINESHA P.T EXCLUSION AND INCLUSIVE POLICY
Request for travel assistance should be sent along Lecturer cum Assistant Director
UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE,
with the abstract submission. CSSEIP, UoM, Mysore. Cell: 09481381263
MYSORE – 570 006, KARNATAKA, INDIA
About the University
The University of Mysore is among the foremost
institutions created for promoting higher education
in India. It was founded by the then Maharaja of
Mysore, His Highness Sri Krishnaraja Wodeyar
IV and Dewan, renowned engineer-statesman, Sir
M.Visvesvaraya, on July 27, 1916. When the
University started working in 1916, four faculties
were constituted viz., Arts, Science, Engineering
and Technology, and Medicine. The University
was also administering 12 other educational
institutions. In due course the University expanded
considerably and at present there are 122 affiliated
colleges and 5 Constituent Colleges, 37 Post
Graduate Departments, 8 Specialized Research &
training Centres and 3 Post Graduate Centres at
Mandya, Hassan and Chamarajanagr.
About the Centres
Centre for Women’s Studies (CWS) is one of
the few Centres which were started in selected
universities during 1986 under the implementation
of the scheme on “Development of Women Studies
in Indian Universities and Colleges”. CWS at
Mysore University started working from 1989.
CWS offers two years Post Graduate and one year
Post Graduation Diploma in Women’s Studies.
Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and
Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP) is a University Grants
Commission (UGC) sponsored research centre
functioning in University of Mysore (Karnataka)
to conduct research on the issue of social exclusion
and inclusion. The focus of research is policy
analysis in the area of social exclusion and
inclusion related to Women, Dalits, tribal, religious
minorities and marginalised groups. The Tenth
Plan recognizes
that marginalization, exclusion, persecution of
people on account of social, religious, caste and
gender adversely affect developmental outcomes.
The institutions of higher learning need to address
this issue. The primary space where ‘exclusion’
can be studied, understood, and first transcended,
are our universities, which can and must act as a
beacon for society. The UGC has therefore decided
to support research on the issue of social exclusion,
which has theoretical as well as policy importance.
About the Conference
Since late 80’s there is an increasing trend in work
participation of women all over the world and same
is the case with India. Though there is a greater
participation of women in agriculture sector, the
participation of women in non-agriculture sector
is increasing both in rural and urban areas. More
and more women are working in what are supposed
to be non traditional jobs like security, bus drivers/
conductors, hotel waiters and petrol pump
attenders etc. Majority of the women workers are
in unorganized sector.
Another phenomenon is that more women are self
employed either in agriculture or non agriculture.
With greater emphasis on economic empowerment
of women, women are engaging themselves in self
employment through micro enterprises. But the
present employment scenario posses several
questions like
• Why more women are concentrated in
unorganized sector, why labour market is
segmented?
• Is it due to lack of capabilities or lack of
appropriate policy?
• What are the conditions under which these
women work?
• What is the role that civil society is playing?
• Why there is a wage gap? How much of it
is due to market failure?
• What is the role of the state?
• How far the corporate sector is sensitive to
the needs of working women?
• What are the problems faced by self
employed women?
In pursuit of understanding some of these
issues, a two day national conference is
organized on 21st and 22nd March 2011.
Theoretical and empirical papers are invited
under the following and any other relevant
themes
• Trends in changing work participation of
women
• Labour market segmentation and inclusive
growth
• Labour policy and labour laws/recruitment
rules
• Role of corporate sector in creating
opportunities and environment for women’s
work participation
• Migrant women labour social exclusion
• Women in unorganized sector
• Supporting services for working women
• Self employed women workers
• Rural employment/NREGA and women
• State, civil society, women and inclusive
growth
• Women Empowerment and Social
Inclusion
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