Reconstructing New Gender Reality through M Technology

1. RECONSTRUCTING NEW GENDER REALITY THROUGH E-TECHNOLOGY SANGEETA SHARMA www.sangeetasharma.in

2. HOW REALITY IS PERPETUATED? ANCIENT DICTUMS-Authenticity remains unchallenged. LITERATURE-Creating imaginary realities which might be superimposed. ROLE DRIVEN-Role patterns are defined and expected. DEVIANCES - Challenging the existent stereotypes. Reality ∫A,P,D,… www.SangeetaSharma.in

3. HOW REAL IS REALITY? PERSISTENT REALITIES PROJECTED REALITIES PLANTED REALITIES PSEUDO REALITIES POSTPONED REALITIES PHILOSOPHIC REALITIES www.SangeetaSharma.in

4. DO WE HAVE GENDER MYTHS? Y/N/SWING Physical Identities Matter Occupational Identities Matter Social Identities Matter Role Identities Matter Emotional Identities Matter www.SangeetaSharma.in

5. GENDER SENSITIZATION ROLE-SHIFTS REORIENTATING MINDS REVIVING TRUST IN HUMANE VALUES REPLAYING CLIPPINGS OF INJUSTICES RELATING WITH REALITIES www.SangeetaSharma.in

6. UNDO GENDER BIASES THROUGH E-TECHNOLOGY E-COMPILING ( gender responsive budgeting) E-LEARNING E-SENSITIZATION (collective voices) E-EMPOWERMENT E-AWARENESS ( shg) E- CONNECTIVITY E-SHARING (blogs) www.SangeetaSharma.in

7. ARE WE SERIOUS? ( GLIMPSES IN RAJASTHAN) M/F Literacy Rate Differential –1951 M-27.2% and F- 2.9%; 2001- M-75.3% and F-53.7% M/F Work Participation Differential Rate- e.g. 1500 farmers were provided subsidy for sprinklers sets less than 11% were women,Dausa. Between 10-15 % generally constitute work force. 15% is spent on Girls’ education www.SangeetaSharma.in

8. STEADY FOOTSTEPS……. WOMEN ICONS-Literature, Fine Arts etc. BREAKING MIND SETS- Police; Legal; Medicine; Engineering; MBAs;Pilots; Army. WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS- WOMEN NGOs WOMEN FIGHTERS FOR CAUSE. www.SangeetaSharma.in

9. NEW GENDER REALITY CYBER IDENTITY- Mail Identity; Web Identity etc. KNOWLEDGE BASED IDENTITY- Moving outside the traditionally confined KS REASONED BASED ID- Reason based logistics is taking over the unquestioned acceptances. OUTREACHING ID- Sharing at world level WORK ID- Innovations are supported Leading towards a more balanced equality by reducing Divides www.SangeetaSharma.in

10. MESSAGE OPEN THE LOCK WITH RIGHT KEY! E- TECH IS TRANSFORMING SOCIETAL COMMUNITIES INTO WEB COMMUNITIES MAKING PEOPLE ACQUAINTED, RESOURCEFUL, REACHING OUT TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED AND READY TO WORK FOR BIGGER ISSUES! (e.g. Francis Collins…………) THANKS!!!! www.SangeetaSharma.in