Millennium Project India Node (July 2003)

Anandhavalli MahadevanVice-Chancellor Mother Teresa Women’s UniversityKodaikanal India

Futures Through Media (Education Futures, Career

Futures, Career trends, History for future, Science)

TV National Channel (4 prog.)

TV Private Channels

(2 prog.)

All India Radio(3 prog.)

All Press

(6 Meetings)

Networking with Organizations

Tamil Nadu State Council for Science & Technology

Women Development Corporation

Indian Association of Social Science

Institutions

Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP)

Indian Institute of Astrophysics

Universities

Central Electro-Chemical Research Institute(CECRI)

Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education

Colleges

Networking -Formats( Women’s Futures, Environment Futures,

Education Futures, Young Scientist, Women and Emerging Leadership)

Invited Talks

Convocation Addresses

Seminar Presentations

Brain Storming Session

College Day Lecture

Seminars / Workshops organized

Work - Futures

Science Futures

Education Futures

Third World Studies

Innovations in Education

Challenges &

Opportunities

Women as emerging Leaders

SOF

Gender Issues in Tamil

IT everywhere

Herbal Science &Astrophysics

Gender and ProgressNew Journal

International Advisory committee

Future Plans

Status of Women in Tamil Nadu

Women development corp.

Higher Education Futures

Self Help Group - The Trends

Documentation OfHerbs

Social Sciences Institutions andSOF

Women in Management

Gender and Science,

Engineering &

Technology

Women and Education

Two thirds of all illiterate are women.

Drop out rate high Enrolment in location

and technical education low.

Enrolment in physical sciences low.

Gender Neutrality

Science - Yes. Technology - At times not

Tune to the average weight and height of a male

It can be made gender neutral

Gender Gap Women in SET -

A minority Utility -

Economically inactive female SET is high

SET Leadership -

Invisible (0% in some areas)

Barriers Social

– Marriage– Child bearing – Child rearing

Cultural – Feminization of occupation – Locational decisions

Attitudinal– Non recognition of inputs– Devalued by not including in events

Contd…

Barriers

Structural – Unfriendly systems

– Salary

Carrier – Glass ceiling

– Awards and rewards rare

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Emerging SETBiotechnology Information TechnologyEducational TechnologyRenewable EnergyEnvironmental ScienceCommunicationHealth Science

Strength and Opportunities of Emerging SET

Blends creativity Flexi timeFlexi placeFlexi contentStand alone modeBlends traditional wisdomCan be taken on from any whereDiverse applications

Women in SET - Bright

Incremental

development & soaring

Leapfrogging into

the future

Thank You