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Program Overview

The program on ‘Colleges as Gender Safe Spaces’ has been envisaged with a special focus on gender sensitisation in order to encourage teacher-participants create an ethos towards gender sensitivity in their higher education spaces. The program helps build a holistic perspective on gender and related concerns in the context of gender bias, gender stereotypes the exists in society. Further, it enables participants identify gender biased practices in academic spaces and its implications on teaching and learning environment.

Program Content

The program revolves around the idea of gender being a social construct and its socio-political-cultural manifestation. The reflections and understanding on gender-bias and stereotypes are enabled through role plays, games, quiz, debates and structured-exercises. The participatory methodology builds a conducive environment to experience and express inherent bias and stereotypes that have been imbibed through the socialisation process. The participants are encouraged to identify the forms of gender exclusion in higher education and brainstorm possible ways of addressing it to build colleges as gender safe spaces.

Knowledge Partner

Sheemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University (SNDTWU) is the first Women’s University of India and South East Asia founded by Bharat Ratna Maharshi Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve, social reformer. The mission of the University is empowerment of women through quality education. and is committed to impart quality education.