BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d045128ba72ddf0e9612d177bf2f37cc CATEGORIES:Lecture / Reading / Talk CREATED:20211120T121115 SUMMARY:‘Policy making: Gender sensitive or gender blind?’ - A talk by Dr. Girija Godbole DESCRIPTION:Outline of the talk: \nWhen gender is discussed in the context of policy, w hether in government circles or in academia, more often than not this is ta ken to mean policies that solely concern women and, to some extent, childre n. Gender policy is then restricted to maternity health and leave, the wage gap, policies relating to gender-based and sexual violence, and so on. Mos t fields do not look at policy solutions through a gendered lens because it is assumed that gender does not play a role in these fields. Mainstream wa ter policies, for example, or climate change policies, or economic and fina nce policies are still assumed to be gender neutral fields. This is despite multiple studies showing not only that women are disproportionately impact ed by water scarcity/ lack of access or by climate change, but also that wo men can play a key role in making gender sensitive policies successful when they are included as stakeholders and decision-makers.\nWhile feminists ha ve spent decades fighting for greater gender representation in policy, this is yet to be mainstreamed. Including women as stakeholders in the policy-m aking process can expose policy makers to complex and nuanced issues that h ave been previously overlooked. Ensuring that policies used a gendered lens can make these policies not only more successful but also more meaningful. Drawing upon key debates in gender and development literature and building on field experience, the talk will discuss if policy making is beginning t o show much gender sensitivity or continues to be gender blind.\nShort Bio of the speaker:\nDr. Girija Godbole is currently working at the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) at IIT Bombay. In addition to conducting research and teaching, she also coordinates activities of the Gender and Policy Forum at CPS. \nGirija recently completed PhD at the University of Cambridge under the Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Her research sought to understand the impa cts of increasing incidence of land sale on a rural society in Pune distric t. Trained in anthropology Girija has worked in the environment and develop ment sector. She coordinated a DFIF-NRSP research project for University of Cambridge on participatory forest management in Madhya Pradesh. Girija als o worked as a consultant with Winrock India, Tata Institute of Social Scien ces, World Resources Institute. She also taught short course in anthropolog y at the Centre for Liberal Arts, Symbiosis College, Pune. Girija has been doing voluntary work with a grassroots organisation Jeevan Sanstha, in help ing to set up initiative for rural women and children in villages in Maval  tehsil of Pune district. She intermittently contributes to the Marathi TV c hannel IBN Lokmat. \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Outline of the talk: 

When gender is discussed in the context of policy, whether in government circles or in academia, more often than not this is taken to mean policies that solely concern women and , to some extent, children. Gender policy is then restricted to maternity h ealth and leave, the wage gap, policies relating to gender-based and sexual violence, and so on. Most fields do not look at policy solutions through a gendered lens because it is assumed that gender does not play a role in th ese fields. Mainstream water policies, for example, or climate change polic ies, or economic and finance policies are still assumed to be gender neutra l fields. This is despite multiple studies showing not only that women are disproportionately impacted by water scarcity/ lack of access or by climate change, but also that women can play a key role in making gender sensitive policies successful when they are included as stakeholders and decision-ma kers.

While feminists have spent decades fighting for greater gender representation in policy, this is yet to be mainstreamed. Including women a s stakeholders in the policy-making process can expose policy makers to com plex and nuanced issues that have been previously overlooked. Ensuring that policies used a gendered lens can make these policies not only more succes sful but also more meaningful. Drawing upon key debates in gender and devel opment literature and building on field experience, the talk will discuss i f policy making is beginning to show much gender sensitivity or continues t o be gender blind.

Short Bio of the speaker:

D r. Girija Godbole is currently working at the Centre for Policy Studies (CP S) at IIT Bombay. In addition to conducting research and teaching, she also coordinates activities of the Gender and Policy Forum at CPS. 

Girij a recently completed PhD at the University of Cambridge under the Gates Cam bridge Scholarship. Her research sought to understand the impacts of increa sing incidence of land sale on a rural society in Pune district. Trained in anthropology Girija has worked in the environment and development sector. She coordinated a DFIF-NRSP research project for University of Cambridge on participatory forest management in Madhya Pradesh. Girija also worked as a consultant with Winrock India, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, World Re sources Institute. She also taught short course in anthropology at the Cent re for Liberal Arts, Symbiosis College, Pune. Girija has been doing volunta ry work with a grassroots organisation Jeevan Sanstha, in helping to set up initiative for rural women and children in villages in Maval tehsil of Pune district. She intermittently contributes to the Marathi TV chann el IBN Lokmat. 

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