Women and Healthcare:- For most urban middle class women every day is a battle; from waking up to a table waiting for breakfast to long exhausting hours at the office. In the midst of all this, her health takes a backseat. Hence, it’s extremely important to engage the society in a conversation on the same, in order to at least take a step towards improving the healthcare system and its societal connotation.

1. Reproductive and sexual health
2. Wellness and Women
3. Women and mental health
4. Urban health challenges

Women and Citizenship:- In a patriarchal society, history has always dictated woman’s citizenship to be secondary, whereas a man’s primary. Women lack representation in certain areas such as the defence sector, bar councils, parliament etc. This has resulted in voices of women still being unheard when it comes to important issues like public safety, law enforcement, legislation and governance, rights of the citizens, and protecting the citizens from threats. As a backlash several reactions have come up, one of the most globally significant is #metoo.

1. Women, law enforcement, and the defence sector
2. Women and activism
3. Women and politics
4. Women and education

Women and Work:- The number of urban middle class women joining the workspace has increased dramatically over the past few years. There are many sectors/industries where the gender gap between men and women hasn't narrowed down. This gender gap exists because of the predominant mindset that women aren't “designed” for all jobs. Women often become victims of workplace harassment by people in power and authority. This section of the conference aims to find solutions to decrease this gap and to generate a new thought process that brings about a gender inclusive and safe workspace.

1. Women and entrepreneurship
2. Women and the domestic sphere
3. Women, maternity, and childcare
4. Women, discrimination, and harassment
5. Women, employment, and workplaces

Women of Eminence:- In recent years, women have carved a space for themselves in several sectors.Women are now reporting in widely-read newspapers and magazines, performing on stage, representing the country in sports, leading organisations, running NGOs, and much more. These women hold the power to bring about change, to make the voices of women heard and to share their own experiences under the spotlight. In addition to this they understand the struggles of urban middle class women, as they come from such spaces themselves. They can be extremely influential figures to other urban middle class women, thus encouraging them to discover their personal sense of agency.

1. Women, the entertainment industry, and the media industry (including, but not restricted to print, electronic, television, film, radio, internet and outdoor segments)
2. Women and the performance industry (including, but not restricted to music, dance, comedy, and theatre segments)
3. Women and the sports industry

One of the significant feminist perspectives is the need to talk for women and about women. Although a patriarchal society has dictated everything that a woman should do- including the terms of her capability for too long a time, the direction has been gradually shifting. Women are slowly gaining momentum and are taking up positions as equals to men in the society. We as a society have not had peaceful conversations in the past to resolve this pertinent issue and women have a long way to go for constructive conversations about themselves. It is for all this we stand today.

At SSLA the discussion on various societal issues is not restricted to the classroom. The student- faculty day to day conversations also examine public issues. Issues concerning gender are one among them. Women and Gender Studies is not just a subject for the faculty and students, it is a discourse of the strain forced by the patriarchal society on a woman’s identity. This conference is a concrete step to revisiting and reviewing the multitude of restrictions imposed on women. Our aim is not to just write an evaluative analysis of the issue, but to find restructured solutions that extend outside the textual framework.

A picture of the real world will emerge from diversity in speakers from all cultures and various streams of life. This will provide our audience with different perspectives and allow for actionable changes. We believe academic institutions like ours must work with all stakeholders to bring about sustainable positive change.

We will engage in discourse and discussion that make an effort at understanding the social, economic and cultural changes that urban middle class women face on a daily basis. These will go a long way in finding solutions for the problems that arise with an urban lifestyle. It is a step towards understanding the growth of a woman who is educated and upwardly mobile while initiating more women into this category.

It is our concern to understand, address and solve the problems that arise with this phenomenal change in gender roles. The conference offers educated conversations with communities that influence and are being influenced by this change. An exchange of experiences, success stories and struggles will prove to be an inspiration for those still writing their stories out there.

The conference is about spreading awareness, and stimulating scientific enquiry. We endeavour to have empowering dialogues, focused on a solution based approach both academically, philosophically with a view to help better the lives of all, not just women. We seek to have a long lasting impact towards social change.

To register for the conference, please fill in the registration form available here.

• Spot Registration is subject to availability. Please check the conference sitefor further updates.

The registration charges will take care of participation in the conference, lunch and tea on both days of conference as well as dinner on Day 1.

Please select one of the following categories while registering for the conference:

• Student Delegates: ₹ 1000
• Research Scholars: ₹ 2000
• Corporate /NGO Delegates: ₹ 3000
• Foreign Delegates: $100
• Spot Registration (as per availability): ₹ 500 over and above the charges for categories as applicable

Payment for the conference will be accepted only via online bank transfer  i.e. through direct NEFT/RTGS.

The bank details are provided in the table below.

Sr.No.	A/c Holder Name	Bank Name	Bank Address	Bank A/C No.	Type of Account	IFSC Code	SWIFT Code	MICR Code
1	SIU-SSLA RECEIPTS A/C	Bank of India	Karve Road Branch   Pune	050310210000042	Saving	BKID0000503	BKIDINBBPMB	411013011

After making the payment, please send us the transaction details in the following format to IGC2019@ssla.edu.in

Account Holder Name
UTR/IMPS/RR NUMBER
Bank Name
Date
Amount

Accommodation Details

Accommodation will not be provided by the conference organisers.

Participants are requested to make individual arrangements at reduced conference rates with our partners. The details are given below.

Sr. No	Name	Rate per room with breakfast	Occupancy
1	F-Wing, Guest house, Viman Nagar (link)	1250/- 2500/-	Twin-Sharing Single
2	Sachi Corporates, Kalyani Nagar (link)	3100 (1550/- per head)	Twin-Sharing

Contact Us

For further information or any other queries regarding the registration process, please write to us at IGC2019@ssla.edu.in.