Women Studies Centre
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Departmental Profile

The women studies centre of DAV College for girls,YamunaNagar the only one of its kind in North India was Setup in 2005. This centre started and sanctioned by UGC New Delhi is engaged basically in Research Projects, Teaching, extension activities and training programmes on Women related issues.                 

Objectives

  • To carryout research activities on all issues related to women through collaborating with different govt. and non govt. organization
  • To carry out extension activities like seminars and workshop for teachers and students of DAV College for girls, to highlight the gender perspective
  • To guide and counsel the students to collaborate with various NGO’S and other Govt. agencies, working in similar area and developing network with them
  • To provide proper documentation and other academic inputs    to the persons working on women related issues.

Role and Function

  • Research
  • Extension activities
  • Documentation and publication
  • Advocacy
  • Seminar and workshop
  • Networking and coordination with other agencies
  • Monitoring and review

Course Offered (from 2008-2011)

Three month certificate course in women studies with sociology final year student.

No. of students participated in women studies course

SESSION

No. of Students

2008-2009

30

2009-2010

42

2010-2011

40

Now from this session (2011-2012) centre is going to start Post Graduate Diploma in Women Studies

NETWORKING:

  • Jagori, New Delhi
  • Indian social Institute
  • Haryana State Social Welfare Board
  • BILT, Yamunanagar
  • Haryana Women Development Corporation
  • District social welfare board
  • District BAR association
  • Women Cell, Yamunanagar
  • Cancer Aid society, New Delhi
  • Balkunj
  • NAWO
  • National Institute of Health and Family Welfare
  • Family Planning Welfare Board
  • Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Haryana
  • Mass communication Department
  • Human Rights Department
  • District Education Office
  • Self Help Groups
  • Additional Commissioner Office

 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES: 2010-2011

 For Students

 1.  A Testing Workshop organized on “Teenage Depression and Today’s lifestyle ” in DAV Hostel with collaboration psychology department  

 FIELD ACTION

1. Visit to Local Level Jail at Yamuna Nagar was made and   Case-studies were collected and Yoga camp in collaboration with Department of Yoga, was Conducted for the Prisoners from 21-27 January, 2010.

2. Extension Lecture organized With Navchetna SHG on“Female Foeticide and women education” in jammu colony on Girl child Day (7Sep 10)

3. Training Programme on Awareness Generation for poor and rural women for Ngo functionaries from 13th Sep2010 to 18th Sep 10 which is sponsored by social welfare board Chandigarh.

4. Fifteen Days Food Preservation course started from 25th Nov10 we have to complete 24 course which is sponsored by Lala Diwan Chand trust in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendra

5. Three month certificate course of Computer Literacy, started from 15th Nov 2010 with 25 ladies and girls. Sponsored by Lala Diwan Chand trust in collaboration with computer department of DAV college for girls

6.  Organized a Three Days Advance Training on “Bag designs, block printing ” for 15 Self Help Group members of Sampark Ngo from 25th  Dec 2010 to 27th Dec 2010

SEMINARS ATTENDED BY FACULTY

1.  Attended seminar on “Lohia Socialism and Third World” organized by faculty of Social Sciences D.A.V. College for Girls, Yamuna Nagar from 14-16 February, 2010.

2.  Women Leadership in Dalits Muslims, and Social Tribes   From 4th Aug 2010 to 6th Aug 2010 Organized by NAWO In Delhi

SEMINAR ORGANIZED BY THE CENTRE

“Women status in Haryana” in collaboration with department of human rights of DAV college Sponosored by ICSSR held on 8th march 2011

Research Projects Completed

2005-2010

Details:

1.   Title of Project - Attitudinal Difference towards Girl Child in the session 2005-07.Women’s Studies Centre of D.A.V College for Girls in collaboration with other five Centre of Women studies Centre completed this particular project.

     Following Centre were as collaborated with-

  • Women study Centre of Delhi University
  • Shimla Summer Hill University
  • Women Study Centre. Kurukshetra University
  • Research Centre of Jaipur
  • Jammu University

2.    Title of Project - Domestic violence Against Women in Yamuna nagar in the session 2006-07.

3.   Title of Project – Adjustment problems among the girls in girl’s colleges and those in co-educational colleges (2007-08)

4.    Title – Mental Health among Elderly (2007-08).

5.   Title of the Project “Psychosocial Needs of Women” 2009-10.

6.   Title of the Project –“Parent Child Relationship” (2008-2010) (Sanctioned by UGC)

Ongoing Research Project                         2010-2011

 Details:

 1. Name of the Project – Women Participation in Panchayat

 2. Name of the Project – Women Health in Yamuna Nagar 

 3.  Name of the Project – Teenagers Life Style and depression

 Women Studies centre is taking out An International Journal of Women Studies