Gurmeet

User profile

Ms

Gurmeet

Kaur

India

Area of expertise, interest, main activities...: 

gender and development

Contact details

Spoken languages: 

English

Hindi

Punjabi

Tibetan

City: 

Chandigarh

Street: 

House no. 173 pal house near shiv mandir road

ZIP: 

160103

Phone: 

+911725009173

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Area of Gender Expertise: 

Women and gender studies

Country coverage: 

India

Skills and track record: 

I am currently doctoral candidate at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. Please find the skills and experience below: Paper Presentation 1 - Paper Presentation on "Is India Ready for Women's Wanderlust?" at CHASSCONG in March 2016 at Panjab University. 2. Paper Presentation on " Women Entrepreneurship: Discourse and Reality at CHASSCONG in March 2017 at Panjab University. 3. Paper Presentation on "Buddhism and Tibetan Women Living in an Exile" at National Conference on Buddhist Education in March 2018 at Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies, Arunachal Pradesh, India. 4. Paper Presentation on "Soft Regionalism for Gender Equality in South Asia" in August 2018 at South Asian University, New Delhi India. 5. Paper Presentation on 20118 Nov, Presented Paper "Gender Inequality at the workplace" (A Study of Eight Corporate Companies in India) in the International Conference on Women's Studies, Panjabi University, Panjab, India. 6. Working paper on "Development and Participation of Women Sarpanchs in Punjab Teaching Experience Teaching Gender Studies to Under-graduates at Institute of Social Science Education and Research, Panjab University Since August 2018. Training/Workshop 1. Training Programme on Gender Planning in March 2017 at Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development. 2. Workshop on Leadership in March 2017 at Panjab University. 3. Regional Workshop on Good Governance, Development and Human Rights, Judicial Academy, Chandigarh. 4. Presented Youth perspective on National Consultation on SDGs through Gender Lens in May 2017 at Panjab University. 5. Training on Youth Employ ability Skills in April 2018 at Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development. 6. Training Workshop on Menstrual Hygiene Management in June 2018 at Panjab University. 7. Workshop on Animal Law Training Program in September 2018 at Panjab University. I am well versed with all of the MS - office programs. Certified in C and C++ Language from Commonwealth Youth Program, Chandigarh. Languages Known : English, Tibetan, Hindi, Punjabi. Education 1. Certificate in c and c++ language (2011) from Commonwealth Youth Program Technology Empowerment Centre Asia, Chandigarh. 2. Bachelor of Arts ( Women Studies ) (2012-15) from Panjab University. 3. Master of Arts ( Women Studies) (2015-17) from Panjab University. 4. Certificate in the Tibetan Language (2016-17) from Panjab University. 5. Diploma in the Tibetan Language (2017-18) from Panjab University. 6. Doctor of Philosophy( Women Studies) (2017-2021) from Panjab University 7. Advance Diploma in the Tibetan Language (2018-19) from Panjab University Awards 1. Stood Second in Paper Presentation in CHASSCONG, 2017. 2. Gold Medalist in Certificate in Tibetan Language (2016-2017) Panjab University. 3. First Rank in Panjab University Ph.D. Entrance Exam 4. University Grant Commission- National Eligibility Test of Women’s Studies cleared in Nov ,2017. 3. Gold Medalist in Diploma in Tibetan Language (2017-18) Panjab University. 4. Awarded with South Asian Border Studies Scholarship to write Research Paper Professional Experience 1. IBM Daksh ,CRM practitioner, Chandigarh, IN (June 2012-May 2013) 2. Catchy Communications P,roject Coordinator , Chandigarh, IN (June 2013- June 2015) 3. AD HOC Global Ltd, Moderator (South Asia and India) (October 2016 -April 2017) 4. WECAN International, Research Intern (August 2017- Till date) 5. Sage Sustainability , Policy Research Intern (Feb 2018- May 2018) Volunteering Experience 1. FEPSI, Operations Secretary, Chandigarh, IN (Feb 2014- July 2015). 2. LHA CHARITABLE TRUST, Facilitator, Dharamshala, IN (June 2016-July 2016) 3. UK-INDIA GENERATION PROGRAM , Organizing Committee, July 2016 4. UN Volunteer, Online Volunteer, International Women's Day Campaign 2018. Professional bodies Membership 1. Association for Women's Rights in Development ( ID-13741) 2. Global Research & Development Services (ID-GAHSSR-M18676) 3. Economic and Political Weekly (ID-321066) 4. South Asian Studies Association of Australia Publication Kaur Gurmeet (2018) "Women Entrepreneurship: Motivation and Challenges ( A Study of Chandigarh and Its Adjoining Areas) in Women on the Edge of Progress By P.B. Singha and A. Bhowmick (edt.), Published by Adhyayan Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, India. ISBN 978-8435-601-4 Kaur Gurmeet (2015) Photo Essay, Urbane Melange, 36-40. Kaur Gurmeet (2016) Street Photography, Inspiro India, Volume/Issue no. 24.