Director, Center for Women s Studies, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. Maharashtra, INDIA

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1 Medha Nanivadekar CURRENT APPOINTMENT Director, Center for Women s Studies, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. Maharashtra, INDIA CONTACT INFORMATION Center for Women s Studies Shivaji University Kolhapur Maharashtra India Phone: medhananivadekar@yahoo.com EDUCATION Ph. D. in Political Science, University of Pune, Pune TEACHING AT POSTGRADUATE LEVEL o M.A. and M. Phil./ Pre-Ph.D. in Political Science o Choice-based credit courses in Women s Studies and M.A. M.Phil. and Ph. D. in Women s Studies NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP University Grants Commission s Junior Research Fellowship conferred after qualifying in national level competitive examination. AREAS OF EXPERTISE o Resolving the Deadlock over Women s Reservation Bill o Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace o Gender Audit of Institutions of Higher Education o Gender Sensitive Education and Training o Women s Rights as Human Rights o Gender Portrayal in Media o Empowerment through Education o Towards Integral Feminism MEMBERSHIP OF BOARDS Organization Position Dates Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini, Mumbai, India Member of Managing Committee 1995 to 2013 Bharatiya Stree Shakti National President December 2007 to August

2 INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS- International Fellowships Reagan-Fascell Fellowship Fulbright Scholar Faculty Grant Senior Research Fellow for Salzburg Seminar Session 433 International Visitor Program Agency Affiliation Dates National Endowment for Democracy, Washington DC Fulbright Foundation Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute Salzburg Foundation Seminar National Endowment for Democracy, Washington DC Women and Politics Institute, American University, Washington DC Research Center on Women and Politics, University of Ottawa, Canada Salzburg Seminar Session 433 Women, Political Power, and Next Generation Leadership Salzburg, Austria March to September 2011 Sept to Sept 2005 May 25 to June Sept U.S. Dept. of State Dept. of State, USA April 29 to May INVOLVEMENT WITH THE UNITED NATIONS o Appointed by the UN Secretary General as UN Expert on Women in Decision-Making for the UN Expert Group Meeting at Addis Ababa Oct o Member of Government of India Delegation to United Nations General Assembly Special Session Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development & Peace for 21 st Century or Beijing +5. Participated in the Working Groups and in the Contact Group and offered inputs to the diplomatic negotiations over the Outcome document. 5-9 June 2000, New York. o Member of Government of India Delegation to United Nations Experts Group Meeting on Women s Empowerment throughout the Life Cycle: Strategies for Poverty Eradication, November New Delhi o Organized an event on the theme of Women s Quotas in Politics on behalf of Center for Women s Studies in collaboration with the Women and Politics Institute, American University, Washington DC and Research Center on Women and Politics, University of Ottawa. at the 50 th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, 3 rd March 2006, New York o Organized an event on the theme of Research on Women and Politics on behalf of Center for Women s Studies in collaboration with the Women and Politics Institute, American University, Washington DC and Research Center on Women and Politics, University of Ottawa. at the 50 th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, 3 rd March 2006, New York 2

3 Commonwealth of Nations o Member of Government of India Delegation at the Conference of Commonwealth Ministers Responsible for Women s Affairs. Offered inputs to the deliberations over the Communiqué of the conference. The Communiqué focused on Women in Conflict Situations, Peace Building, Confidence Building Measures, Prevention of Violence against Women, Women s Empowerment, and so on April New Delhi. LECTURES DELIVERED ABROAD o Dept. of Political Science, University of Washington, Seattle, USA o Community College, Los Angeles, California, USA o Women and Politics Institute, American University, Washington DC, USA o Dept. of Political Science, Boise State University, Boise, USA KEY APPOINTMENTS/ ASSIGNMENTS WITH GOVERNMENT OF INDIA o Appointed by the Union Minister for Health as a Member of the Central Supervisory Board in the Ministry of Health, Government of India that oversees the implementation of measures for preventing female feticide. ( ) o Member of National Women s Commission s Expert Panel on Women s Political Empowerment o Member of the Working Group constituted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. for formulating an Action Agenda for Youth Development. August to November 2003 o Member of the Gender Budget Group constituted by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development for pre-budget consultation with the Union Finance Minister on Engendering the Union Budget. 13 th February o Member of the National Organizing Committee for the Millennium Youth Parliament, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. November 1999 to April o Worked as the Theme Coordinator for the theme Gender Justice at the Millennium Youth Parliament convened by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India April 2000, New Delhi. o Offered inputs at the National Consultation on Youth Policy convened by the then Prime Minister V.P. Singh. Jan 1990 New Delhi o Contributed a Paper on Engendering Youth Policy at the National Consultation on Youth Vision 2020, organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India. 28 th May 2001, Bhopal o Offered inputs to the IX Five Year Plan as a Member of the High Power Study Group on Women s Development constituted by the Maharashtra State Planning Board Aug.-Dec.1996 TESTIMONIES BEFORE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES o Testified before the Parliamentary Standing Committee of the Dept. of Law and Justice on the 108 th Constitutional Amendment Bill about the reservation of seats for women in Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies and proposed an increased in the seats in Parliament and State Legislatures to ensure greater representation of women while retaining existing representation of men. 28 th June

4 o Worked as the facilitated at the National Consultation organized by the Parliamentary Committee on Empowerment of Women and the National Commission for Women to forge a consensus on women s quota in Indian Parliament. New Delhi 21 st August 2003 o Testified before the Joint Parliamentary Committee and offered inputs in support of the then 81 st Constitutional Amendment Bill about the reservation of seats for women in Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies.14 th Nov.1996 o Organized a public hearing for the Parliamentary Standing Committee of the Dept of Commerce, Govt. of India and also testified before it about Empowerment of Women in Leather Industry. Nov 2007 RESEARCH REPORTS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS Books and Research Reports 1. Nanivadekar, Medha (2006) Ed. Overview of Women s Movement in Maharashtra 2006, in Marathi Maharashtrateel Stree Chalvalicha Maagova Pratima Publication, Pune. Edited by Medha Nanivadekar. First ever compilation of articles contributed by the women s groups from the Right, Left and Center of the ideological spectrum. 2. Nanivadekar, Medha (2004) Gender Perceptions of Youth: Implications for Gender Equality, Report of the study carried out for the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India 3. Nanivadekar, Medha (2004) Indian Family: Trends and Traumas Report of the study carried out for the Central Social Welfare Board out of the research grant of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. 4. Nanivadekar, Medha (2004) Role of Women Political Elite: Implications for Women s Empowerment Report of the study carried out for the National Commission for Women. 5. Nanivadekar, Medha (1997) Empowering Women: Assessing the Policy of Reservation in Local Bodies Report of the study of the first batch of women Municipal Councilors elected from reserved constituencies. Rambhau Mhalgi Institute for Research and Training, Mumbai Nanivadekar, Medha (1997) Electoral Process in Corporation Elections: A Gender Study Report of the study of the post-women s quota elections to Municipal Corporations in the state of Maharashtra. Bharatiya Stree Shakti, Mumbai Lead Chapter in Sage Reference Handbook 1. Nanivadekar, Medha (2010) Overview: Women s Leadership in Global Context in O Connor, Karen. Ed. Gender and Women s Leadership. Thousand Oaks. Sage Book Chapters: 1. Nanivadekar, Medha (2010) Integral Humanities of the Women Question in Vijay Chauthaiwale, et al. (Ed) Hindutva in Present Context. Bharatiya Vichar Manch, Ahmadabad. 2. Nanivadekar, Medha (2005)Les quotas et la representation politique des femmes: un tour d horizon in Manon Tremblay Ed. Femmes et Parliaments, Les editions du remue-menage, pp , Montreal, Canada

5 Articles 1. Are Quotas a Good Idea? The Indian Experience with Reserved Seats for Women in "Critical Perspectives on Gender and Politics." Politics & Gender Vol. 2 No:1: pp , Indian Experience of Women s Quota in Local Government: Implications for future strategies Paper contributed at the United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Equal Participation of Women and Men in Decision-making, Addis Ababa 24 to 27 October Feminist Fundamentalism over Women s Reservation Bill: Lessons from Quota Debate in India Paper presented at Institute of Women s Policy Research, Washington, June Dual-Member Constituencies: Resolving a Deadlock on Women s Reservation Economic and Political Weekly Vol. 38 No. 43, Oct 2003 pp Partners in Politics, Competing in Crime-Part I Manushi August-September Part%20I.pdf 6. Partners in Politics, Competing in Crime-Part II Manushi October-November Part%20II.pdf 7. Gender Difference in Election Campaign Participation Report of the study of election campaign in Kolhapur District during the 1996 General Elections Reservation for Women: The Challenge of Tackling Counterproductive Trends Economic and Political Weekly July Women Party Workers and Feminist Movement in India: Examining a Much-needed Relationship that does not Exist in Nalini Paranjape Ed. Women and Development USEFI Reservation for Women: Gains and Challenges in Mauj special annual issue. (in Marathi) Women and Politics Samaj Prabodhan Patrika Vol. 27, No. 111 pp (in Marathi) Women in Patriarchal Party-Structures in Kusumanjali International Women s Day special issue. (in Marathi) The Woman Question in India Context-I Vivek Weekly, Vol. 48, No.19, 10 th March pp (in Marathi) The Family and Gender Justice Vivek Weekly, Vol. 48, No th March. Pp (in Marathi) The Woman Question in Indian Context-II Vivek Weekly, Vol 48 No. 21 pp (in Marathi) Women s Empowerment in Dashakpurti Special Issue (in Marathi) commemorating the first decade of Bharatiya Stree Shakti1998 5