Women and Child Development

Women and Child Development

1 Women down the ages

  1. Women in History: An Overview
  2. Women in Early India
  3. Women in Pre-Colonial India
  4. Women in Pre-Independent India

2 Situational analysis of women in India

  1. Conceptual Framework
  2. Status of Women in India
  3. Recommendations and Suggestions

3 Women- a vulnerable group

  1. Gender โ€“ A Conceptual Understanding
  2. Historical Overview of Concepts of Women and Development
  3. Developmental Issues and Initiatives
  4. Rights Perspective, Gender and Development
  5. Feminism, Empowerment of Women

4 Women in the unorganized sector

  1. Definition and Identifiable Characteristics of the Unorganized Sector
  2. History of the Informal Sector
  3. Role and Relevance of the Informal Sector
  4. Women in the Unorganized Sector
  5. Impact of Global Recession on the Poor in the Informal Sector

5 Global initiatives and UN safeguards for women’s development

  1. Global Initiatives and Women’s Development
  2. United Nations Safeguards for Women’s Development
  3. Gender Equality and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  4. Role of International NGOs in Women’s Development
  5. International Conferences on Women’s Rights

6 Policies and programmes for women’s empowerment in India

  1. Meaning of โ€˜Empowermentโ€™
  2. Constitutional Safeguards and Legislation for Women
  3. Women and Plans
  4. Policies for Development & Empowerment of Women
  5. Programmes for Women

7 Gender and developemnt

  1. Origin of Gender and Development
  2. Gender and Development in India
  3. Gender, Poverty, and Budgeting

8 Profile of children in India

  1. Demography
  2. Education and Literacy
  3. Health and Nutrition

9 Girl children- a vulnerable group

  1. Perspective and Framework
  2. Status of Girl Child in India
  3. Policy Recommendations
  4. Programme Interventions

10 Children in critical circumstances

  1. Street Children
  2. Rag Pickers
  3. Child Labourers
  4. HIV/AIDS and Children
  5. Children of CSWs (Commercial Sex Workers)
  6. Children Affected by Riots
  7. Children Affected by Natural Disasters

11 Situation of adolescents

  1. Understanding Adolescents
  2. Understanding Self
  3. The World Around Adolescent

12 Global initiatives and UN safeguards for children

  1. International Commitments
  2. Development Goals for Children
  3. Global Agencies

13 Policies and programmes for children in India

  1. Constitutional Safeguards
  2. Legislation for Children
  3. Policies for Children
  4. Programmes for Children

14 Positive parenting

  1. The โ€œSystemsโ€ Approach to Family
  2. Family in a Changing Context
  3. The Family Life Cycle
  4. Parenting: The Concept
  5. Indian Culture and Parenting
  6. Parenting Needs during Various Life Stages
  7. Parenting Styles
  8. Strategies toward Effective Parenting
  9. Tips to Effective Parenting

15 Role of social worker in child settings

  1. Children in Need of Care
  2. Different Settings and Role of Social Worker
  3. School Social Work
  4. Juvenile Homes
  5. Children with Disabilities