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4. Department of Women’s
Studies
Through its interventions at various levels including policies
and curriculum framework the NCERT is committed
to make a significant impact on education and quality
of life of girls. The Department of Women’s Studies plays
a leading role in removing barriers to education, redress
discrimination in education and bring positive societal
change in favour of the girl child to attain her full potential.
NCERT is committed to the promotion of girls’ education and women’s
empowerment through suitable interventions in policy, planning, curriculum
transaction and teacher education. The Department of Women’s Studies (DWS)
plans and implements its activities in accordance with NCERT’s mandate. The
Department advises and helps the centre and the state in executing policies and
programmes with special focus on schemes for education of girls. The Department
played a critical role in the formulations and implementation of the National
Policy on Education-1986 and its Programme of Action (1992), on the basis of
the research, development, training and extension activities.
The activities of the department mainly focus on redesigning of curricula to
remove gender bias and stereotypes, sensitisation of educational personnel by
organising face-to-face and EDUSAT facilitated training programmes,
development of handbooks, teacher training package for teacher educators and
capacity building of girls and women. Undertaking of diagnostic studies on lesser
participation of girls belonging to marginalised groups, evaluation of scheme
and programmes of government of India are also some of the important activities
of the department.
Development of textual materials such as Human Ecology and Family
Sciences for Classes XI and XII and Bridge Course for KGBV girls in English and
Hindi for concept clarification and better understanding of disciplines related to
Science, Maths, Social Science and Languages are also important contributions
made by the department.
The department designated the National Consultation on using Visuals as a
Pedagogical Aid for Gender Sensitivity as its Golden Jubilee programme. The
Consultation deliberated upon using visuals and other mediums as a pedagogical
Annual Report 2010-11
Annual Report 2010-11