Gender, Policy & Rural Agency
Gender, Policy & Rural Agency
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This 13-day program connects macro gender policy ecosystems in India’s capital with rural women’s lived institutional realities in Rajasthan.
The Delhi phase introduces feminist political economy, the capability approach, intersectionality, and gender budgeting frameworks. Students examine how gender policies are conceptualized at national and civil society levels through seminars and site visits to advocacy organizations and public institutions.
Transitioning to Jaipur and rural Rajasthan, the program shifts from policy design to lived implementation. Students engage with women’s self-help groups (SHGs), microfinance networks, mobility systems, and safety contexts. Participatory mapping exercises explore how women navigate mobility constraints, financial inclusion barriers, caste hierarchies, and informal labor systems.
The final Jaipur phase synthesizes policy and lived realities into a structured intervention proposal grounded in institutional feasibility.
Students will:
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Critically analyze gender policy frameworks in relation to rural implementation realities.
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Apply intersectional analysis to mobility, safety, and labor systems.
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Conduct ethical interviews with SHG leaders and institutional stakeholders.
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Map empowerment ecosystems across finance, governance, and social norms.
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Evaluate the effectiveness of cooperative governance structures.
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Produce an evidence-based policy or programmatic intervention proposal.
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Integrate structured academic reflection linking feminist theory and field observation
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Gender Studies
Public Policy
Development Studies
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Sociology
Economics
Anthropology
Political Science
International Development
