How we research women's health and equality, open higher education to women, develop women leaders, keep everyone safe on campus and support women and girls in our community.
UPES report on Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality.
At UPES, gender equality is built into who gets to study, who gets to lead and how safe everyone feels. The university funds and mentors women students, trains women employees for leadership, backs fair policies with trained committees and practical support for parents, researches the issues that hold women back, and works with women and girls in the villages around Dehradun.
Shakti scholarships, mentoring and free online MBA places bring more women into higher education.
Leadership programmes prepare women employees for management and senior roles.
Clear policies, an Internal Complaints Committee and yearly training protect students and staff from harassment and discrimination.
Paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave, creches on both campuses and safe travel make work and family easier to combine.
UPES research covers women's health, financial inclusion, enterprise and access to justice.
Health, education and livelihood programmes change daily life for women and girls in nearby villages and schools.
UPES researchers work on health problems that affect women most, study women's finances, enterprise and work, and examine the barriers to justice and equality that women face.
UPES research takes on the health, money and justice problems that hold women back.
Number of papers on each theme (a paper can appear under more than one).
| Theme | Papers |
|---|---|
| Rights, safety and gender equality | 17 |
| Women's financial inclusion and literacy | 10 |
| Women's entrepreneurship and self-help groups | 8 |
| Education and digital skills | 8 |
| Gender at work and in leadership | 7 |
| Women's health | 7 |
The full list of publications, with links, is in the annexure.
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This section covers the indicator on research on gender equality.
UPES uses scholarships, outreach and tracking to bring more women into higher education.
UPES opens doors to higher education for women through scholarships, mentoring and careful tracking of their progress.
This section covers the indicators on tracking women's applications, admission and graduation, policies and schemes for women's access to university and mentoring and support schemes for women students.
UPES develops women leaders among its staff and supports working parents.
UPES builds women leaders among its own staff and makes it easier to combine work and family.
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This section covers the indicators on women's mentoring and leadership schemes, childcare for staff and faculty and non-discrimination in recruitment.
UPES has clear policies and committees to prevent sexual harassment and discrimination, and makes sure women feel safe on campus.
Clear policies, trained committees and practical support help women study and work safely at UPES.
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This section covers the indicators on non-discrimination policy for women, non-discrimination policy for transgender people, maternity and paternity policies, childcare for students and protection against harassment and for those who report it.
UPES reaches women and girls around Dehradun with health, education and livelihood programmes.
UPES reaches women and girls around Dehradun with health, education and livelihood programmes that change daily life.
This section covers the indicator on programmes for women and girls in the community.
6 events on women's rights, health, safety and equality show this goal in action.
On 28th Feb, UPES Dehradun’s Legal Aid Clinic hosted Chai Pe Kanooni Charcha, shedding light on crucial laws like workplace safety, domestic violence, and gender…
Featured in 3. Women at work: Project Swavalamban
The Gender Champions Committee of UPES School of Law hosted a thought-provoking #panel #discussion on “Gender Inclusivity and Curricula: Ideas for Reimagining and…
Featured in 4. Policies for women's progress and safety: Prevention, Monitoring and Gender Sensitization Committee
The International Colloquium on Gender and Social Justice, hosted by School of Liberal Studies and Media, UPES, in collaboration with the University of Bologna,…
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Featured in 4. Policies for women's progress and safety: Health care for women
Awareness is the key towards the prevention of sexual harassment. In that direction, we have conducted the awareness workshop for the interns of Summer Internship…
Featured in 4. Policies for women's progress and safety: Training every year
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Featured in 1. Research on women's health and equality: Why sexual assault goes unreported
Goal 5 has nine targets agreed by the United Nations for 2030. UPES contributes to eight of them through its policies, programmes for women students and staff, research and work with women and girls in the community.
UPES activity reaches eight of the nine Goal 5 targets, with its deepest impact on ending discrimination and violence, women's leadership and women's economic empowerment.
Targets where UPES runs sustained policies and programmes with measurable results.
UN target 5.1End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere.
UN target 5.2Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls.
UN target 5.5Ensure women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership.
UN target 5.aGive women equal rights to economic resources.
Targets supported through specific facilities, projects and research.
UN target 5.4Recognise and value unpaid care work through public services and shared responsibility within the household.
UN target 5.6Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health.
UN target 5.bEnhance the use of technology to promote the empowerment of women.
UN target 5.cAdopt and strengthen sound policies for gender equality and the empowerment of women.
UN target wording is summarised. The full official text is on the United Nations SDG 5 page[44].
Each SDG 5 indicator, and the report on this page that covers it.
| Indicator | Report |
|---|---|
| Research on gender equality | Report 1: Research on women's health and equality |
| Tracking women's applications, admission and graduation | Report 2: Women students |
| Policies and schemes for women's access to university | Report 2: Women students |
| Mentoring and support schemes for women students | Report 2: Women students |
| Women's mentoring and leadership schemes for staff | Report 3: Women at work |
| Childcare for staff and faculty | Report 3: Women at work |
| Non-discrimination policy for women | Report 4: Policies for progress and safety |
| Non-discrimination policy for transgender people | Report 4: Policies for progress and safety |
| Maternity and paternity policies | Report 4: Policies for progress and safety |
| Childcare for students | Report 4: Policies for progress and safety |
| Programmes for women and girls in the community | Report 5: Women and girls in the community |
These documents support the evidence in this report.
The full list of UPES gender equality research publications indexed in Scopus, with a link to each paper.
