Women empowerment requires multi-pronged strategy to be meaningful and effective, suggests research
- Lalit Kishore
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Women empowerment requires multi-pronged strategy to be meaningful and effective, suggests research
A Google AI on 'dr lalit kishore educator on women empowerment' revealed that 'Dr. Lalit Kishore [1] is a Jaipur-based educator, researcher, and author recognized for his work in inclusive education, STEM pedagogy, and, specifically, empowering rural women by improving their self-concept.
Key aspects of his work regarding women and education include:
Empowerment Strategy: His initiatives focus on enhancing the self-concept of rural women, which is aimed at boosting their confidence and autonomy.
Gender-Sensitive Pedagogy: Dr. Kishore advocates for the "feminisation of education" and the use of disruptive education methods to tackle gender differences. He promotes inclusive education that disregards gender, caste, and disability to create equal learning opportunities.
STEM and Skill Development: He has focused on using STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education to provide skills for better living and economic independence.
Alternative Education: He works on alternative education, focusing on action research and making education accessible, which supports the empowerment of marginalized groups, including women.
Dr. Kishore has been a vocal proponent of bridging the gender gap in STEM education and occupations. In an article "Where do we stand in empowering women in India?" in merinews.com (now discontinued), Kishore wrote the following
In India, gender disparity manifests itself in various forms as is evident by declining sex ratio in the population, social stereotyping and violence against women at the domestic and societal levels. Discrimination against girl children, adolescent girls and women persists in education, health and development in many parts of the country...The principle of gender equality is enshrined in the Indian Constitution in its preamble, fundamental rights, fundamental duties and directive principles. The Constitution not only grants equality to women, but also empowers the State to adopt measures of positive discrimination in favour of women...Furthermore, India has also ratified various international conventions and human rights instruments committing to secure equal rights of women.
Lalit Kishore's [2] perspective on women's empowerment in India—frequently explored in his academic work on gender and society—emphasizes that while legislative and educational strides have been made, true empowerment remains hindered by deeply rooted social and psychological barriers.
In a presentation on ‘Lok Jumbish Parishad Programme to Spread Primary Education to Girls in Rural Areas’, by Dr. Lalit Kishore [2] during a conference by Commonwealth of Learning (COL) in 1998 [2], it was emphasized in small group discussion that the target groups for women empowerment have to be the rural poor women; urban poor women; rural and urban adolescent girls; and the deprived and marginalized groups who have been pushed out of the social security net
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]3] COL (1998). Barriers to Information and Communication Technologies Encountered by Women, Summary report of the proceedings of conference Sponsored by The Commonwealth of Learning and the British Council, November 26 – 28, 1998, New Delhi, INDIA, https://oasis.col.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/0939979a-6fa9-4227-8d46-e8491d36bd38/content=
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