DEPARTMENT AND CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S STUDIES

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department and Centre for Women’s Studies was established in the year 1999, recognized and supported by the UGC. The Department and Centre for Women’s Studies works to empower women through various capacity building measures including feminist theory building, inculcating gender sensitivity on Women’s Studies perspectives, Gender Literacy, Gender Education and Enhancement, Communication and Leadership skill etc., to bring Social, Economic, Political and Cultural Empowerment and Gender Equality. It is the first Women’s University in Tamilnadu offering regular M.A., M.Phil and Ph.D courses in Women’s Studies. ‘Women’s Studies’ as a discipline of academia helps to transform other disciplines by integrating feminist perspectives. The various activities of the Department and Centre for Women’s Studies pave way to bring out more visible research and policy debates which would be raised by women from dalit, tribal, labouring, sexual and other minority communities including religion. It plays a vital role to bring out change in the society by understanding women, ensuring their participation in the policy formulation in order to establish a just and secular society in India. To empower the rural public, livelihood opportunities, awareness programmes and entrepreneurship trainings are being conducted at the women’s studies Training centre, Pallapatti.

M.A Women's Studies-CO        M.A Women's Studies-PEO,POs and PSOs

FACULTY MEMBERS

m Dr. S.Meena Priyadharshini Assistant Professor and Head in-Charge
m Dr.J.Raja Meenakshi Guest Faculty
Dr S.P Denisia Professor, Retired on 31.01.2019

Facilities available

• The Department has an exclusive research and training centre located in a bountiful place in SIPCOT complex, Pallapatti. The research centre regularly conducts research on women related topics and with the result, it submits policy note to both Central and State Governments.

• The Department has an exclusive library with the collection of more than 1500 books and journals.

• Legal aid Clinic and Family Counselling Centre of the Department supports women for legal assistance and for the mental health.

• Study circle of the Department trains students for the preparation of Competitive Examinations like TNPSC, NET, SET, Bank Exams etc.

• Readers Club of the Department enhances the reading habit of students as well as faculty members.

• The Department has an advanced tailoring unit and Sanitary Napkin production Training Unit which support rural women to become Micro level entrepreneurs. Apart from that the department provides various hands on training programmes such as paper bag making, jute bag making, clay jewel making ,Phenol preparation, web designing etc...

S.No Project Title Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator (if applicable) Name of the Funding Agency Year of Award Funds provided (INR in lakhs) Duration of the project
1

Social Audit-Midday meal

Dr.S.P.Denisia

 District Collector, Collectorate, Madurai 2015 4.15 2015-2016
2

MWCD-Bestlife practices prevailing among Paliya Women tribes of Kodaikanal

Dr.S.P.Denisia

 Ministry of Women and Child Development 2016 8.95 2016-2017
3

Evaluation of the PRI-SHG Network convergence frame work Ramanathapuram & Virudhunagar District

Dr.S.Meenapriyadharshini & K.Kavitha, Assistant Professor in Computer Science

 State Insitute of Rural Development and Panjayath 2019 4.11 2019-2020
4

Steps to Stop Female Infanticide in Madurai and Theni Districts, Tamil nadu

Dr.S.Meenapriyadharshini & K.Kavitha, Assistant Professor in Computer Science

 Department of Social Welfare, Tamil Nadu 2022 1.5 6 months
NAME OF THE ALUMNI YEAR PLACEMENT
G.PRECILLA JANSI RANI 2005-2008 ABC DIRECTOR, UK
G.SHEELA 2005-2008 ABC DIRECTOR, UK
G.SHANTHI 2005-2008 ABC DIRECTOR, UK
G.KUMUTHA 2005-2008 ABC DIRECTOR, UK
G.ANITHA SHEELA 2005-2008 ABC DIRECTOR, UK

Placement

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