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Mala Bhandari
L-16
Sector – 25, NOIDA,
U.P. – 201301
India
Tel. No. 9313707065 / 0120-3264313
e-mail : mala@sadrag.org / mala_bhandari@hotmail.com
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The recent assignments:

• Impact Evaluation Study of the Indira Gandhi Garibi Hatao Yojana ( District Poverty
Initiative Project ) , a livelihood project for poorer population in 14 districts of
Madhya Pradesh state in India. Over. The study was sponsored by The World Bank.
• A study on “Karva Chauth: A womens’ ritual of Suhag - Myth, Ritual and Social Change”
sponsored by Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts, New Delhi.

Qualifications:

• Post- Doctoral Research (1998 - 2001), U.G.C. Fellow, Department of Sociology,

University of Pune, Maharashtra
An empirical study in the area of Women and Development

• Ph.D. (1989 - 1995), Department of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics,

University of Delhi
Topic of the thesis: " A sociological study of some aspects of women’s work and their
Quality of Life".

• M.Phil. (1986-87), Department of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics.

• M.A. (Sociology) (1984 -86), Rajasthan University

• B.Ed. (1983), Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi

• Diploma in Dietetics and Public Health Nutrition (1983), Lady Irwin College,
University of Delhi.

• B.Sc. (Home Science) (1982) Institute of Home Economics, University of Delhi

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Publications (Papers):

• Is the empowered woman a reality?” The Pioneer: New Delhi, March 14: 2005

• ‘Women in two work roles and quality of their Life’ Sociological Bulletin, Jan –
April:2004

• ‘The role of panchayats in addressing HIV/AIDS – Case of Tamil Nadu’, (Ed.)

2003, Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi

• ‘The issue of reservation in government jobs for women’ Awards Digest, 1996
ed., V.V.Giri National Labour Institute, Noida, U.P.

• Woman, Work and Inequity: The reality of Gender (Eds.) Cherian Joseph &
K.V.Eswara Prasad, Book Review, Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 38:2,
April - June'95.

• ‘Women, Work and their Quality of Life’ Women’s' Link December'94, Indian
Social Institute, New Delhi

Publications (Books):

• Quality of life of urban working women, Book, Abhijeet Publishers, Delhi: 2004

• Book based on an empirical study of women professionals - in progress

Presentations:

• “The Globalised Women in Urban India: A Case Study”, National Seminar on

Women, Family and Globalisation, Iran Culture House, 27-28 July 2005, India
International Center, New Delhi, India

• Information Society: A civil society perspective from India, Japan Civil Society
Forum, Tokyo Ubiquitous Network Conference, WSIS Thematic Meeting, 18
May 2005, Tokyo, Japan

• ‘Socio-cultural Practices against Widows, India Women’s United Nations Report

Network Workshop on “Role of Conflict Widows in Healing a Hurting World” 29
Nov. to 1 Dec 2004, India International Center: New Delhi, India

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 • ‘The relationship between the economic and social dimensions of work – A case
of women executives’, National Seminar on Globalization and Women’s Work,
March: 2004, V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida (U.P.)

• Improving the Quality of work life of women workers, Training Programme:

Assistant Labour Commissioners, January’2004, V.V. Giri National labour
Institute, Noida

• Leadership qualities: Personal Profile, India Leaders for Tomorrow, Sir Ratan
Tata Trust: Nov. 2003, Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi

• ‘ Women in two work roles and their quality of life’ Paper read in absentia at the
Michigan Women’s' Association Conference, March 23-24' 2001, Marygrove
College, Michigan, U.S.A.

• ‘The Quality of Life of women executives working in the corporate sector of Pune
city’, 16th December'2000, Department of Sociology, University of Pune.

• Therapeutic diets in sickness’, 1998,Defence Services Staff College, Wellington,

Tamilnadu.

• A sociological study of some aspects of women’s' work and Quality of their Life"
. February'1995, Department of Sociology, University of Delhi.

• ‘A comparative study of food cooperatives in India’ presented in December'87,

India International Center, Delhi. The workshop was a part of the collaborative
project between Delhi University and McGill University, Canada, entitled,
Cooperative Enterprises and Rural Development in India

Courses done:

• Community Health, 5 - 6 March 2003, Indian Social Institute, Lodi Road, New
Delhi”

• Basic Principles of Management, September – November 2001, Pune Management

Council, Pune, Maharashtra

• Social Justice: Womens' Issues, Online Course for Instructors, Spring’2001,

Marygrove College, Michigan, U.S.A.

• Research Methodology in Labour Economics, May-June'1996, Indian Society of

Labour Economics: New Delhi and V.V.Giri National Labour Institute: Noida, U.P.

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Scholarships and Grants;

• Fellowship from University Grants Commission for Post-doctoral research

• WSIS Civil Society fellowship to attend the Tokyo Ubiquitous Network

Conference, 18 May 2005, Tokyo, Japan

• Grant from Indian Council for Social Science Research for field work during
Ph.D. course

• Fellowship for M.Phil. course under the collaborative project between Delhi
University and McGill University, Canada, entitled, Cooperative Enterprises and
Rural Development in India

Professional Assignments :

• Consultant December 2004 – to date, International Labour Organisation, New Delhi

Responsibilities: Preparation of a youth sensitization manual on child labour,
Documentation on NCLP societies
Data analysis and report writing on surveys for vocational education undertaken in 9
districts.
Documentation of Base line survey on child labour in Allahabad district, U.P.
Conduct of youth sensitization workshops on child labour in several NCR schools.

• Consultant September,2004 – January,2005, Save the Children U.K.India, New

Delhi
Responsibilities: Data analysis and preparation of report on their national level
project on child domestic workers for publication.
Preparation of a sociological document on case studies for publication.
Finalization of PLA report based on child domestic workers of West Bengal for
publication
• Senior Research Officer February - December’ 03, Institute of Social
Sciences, New Delhi
Responsibilities: Coordinating research in the area of decentralization and local
government institutions including writing the project proposals and preparation of
project reports,
Coordination of a South Asia Partnership (SAP International) project on Women
and local government ( Panchayati Raj instituions)

• Research Guide January – July’02 Guild of Service, New Delhi

Responsibilities: Guiding the research team for a comparative study (sponsored by
Unifem) on the status of widows in Varanasi and Vrindavan

• Training Officer July – December’02 Center for Social Research,

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 New Delhi
Responsibilities: Planning and conducting workshops on gender
sensitization in Delhi schools
Conducting research on socially relevant issues: Yamuna Action Plan

• Consultant March-April'98, Center for Social Justice,

Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Responsibilities: Evaluation of Legal Aid Programme implemented in
Vadodra and Surendranagar districts of Gujarat and preparation
of Appraisal Report. The focus of the study was imparting of legal literacy
to the women and other backward sections of the society.

• Consultant August-October'97, Lions Club, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan for a Project under

Save The Childrens' Fund, U.K.
Responsibilities: Worked for organizational improvement and self-
sustainability aspects of a community hostel meant for the boys
studying in local schools , Village, Devikot, Jaisalmer.

• Project Officer Nov.96-March'97, United Planters Association of

Southern India, The Nilgiris, Tamilnadu
Responsibilities: Evaluation of CAPART funded development project
for the socio-economic welfare of the local tribal communities.
Preparation of Appraisal Report

• Research Associate Aug'95- March'96, V.V.Giri National Labour

Institute, Noida, U.P.
Responsibilities: Documentation of High Court and
Supreme Court cases related to legal aspects of labour and
employment issues.

• Field Researcher : Nov.-Dec.'88, The Mud Village Society, New

Delhi
Responsibilities: Field work for a socio-economic survey of the slum
population in the Trans - Yamuna colonies of Delhi.

• Lecturer : April-May'88, Jesus and Mary College, University of

Delhi
Reponsibilities: Teaching Sociology to the First and Final year
Students of the Graduation course.

• Research Associate June-Oct.'88, Centre for the Study of Administration of Relief,

New Delhi
Responsibilities: Documentation of data on drought and famine
affected areas of India

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Memberships Held :

1. The Indian Society of Labour Economics, New Delhi

2. Indian Sociological Society, New Delhi

3. All India Women’s Education Fund Association, New Delhi

4. The Civil Society Network, South Asia

Mala Bhandari
19 June ,2006

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