Millennium Project
India Node (July 2003)
Anandhavalli Mahadevan
Vice-Chancellor
Mother Teresa Women’s University
Kodaikanal India
TV National
Channel (4 prog.)
TV Private
Channels
(2 prog.)
Futures Through Media
(Education Futures, Career
Futures, Career trends, History for
future, Science)
All Press
(6 Meetings)
All India
Radio(3 prog.)
Tamil Nadu State
Council for Higher
Education
Tamil Nadu State
Council for
Science &
Technology
Colleges
Networking with
Organizations
Central ElectroChemical
Research
Institute(CECRI)
Women
Development
Corporation
Indian
Institute of
Astrophysics
Universities
Central
Institute of
Medicinal
and
Aromatic
Plants
(CIMAP)
Indian
Association of
Social Science
Institutions
Convocation
Addresses
Invited Talks
Seminar
Presentations
Networking -Formats
( Women’s Futures, Environment Futures,
Education Futures, Young Scientist, Women
and Emerging Leadership)
College Day
Lecture
Brain
Storming
Session
Science
Futures
Innovations
in Education
Challenges &
Opportunities
Seminars /
Workshops organized
Third World
Studies
Work Futures
Education
Futures
Women as
emerging Leaders
Gender Issues in Tamil
IT everywhere
SOF
Herbal Science &
Astrophysics
Gender and Progress
New Journal
International Advisory
committee
Documentation Of
Herbs
Women in
Management
Status of Women in
Tamil Nadu
Women development corp.
Future Plans
Social Sciences Institutions and
SOF
Self Help Group
- The Trends
Higher Education
Futures
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
–
Emerging SET
 Biotechnology
 Information Technology
 Educational Technology
 Renewable Energy
 Environmental Science
 Communication
 Health Science
Strength and Opportunities of
Emerging SET
 Blends creativity
 Flexi time
 Flexi place
 Flexi content
 Stand alone mode
 Blends traditional wisdom
 Can be taken on from any where
 Diverse applications
Women in SET - Bright
 Incremental
development & soaring
 Leapfrogging into
the future
Thank You