Research

Ten research works were monitored and evaluated by the research team of the WSC at CUSAT since 2009.
These are :
(i) Job Satisfaction of Female Teachers in the Higher Education Institutions – A Study of Ernakulam District
(ii) A Study on Tamil Female Workers in Construction Sector with Special Reference to Kochi
(iii)Water Scarcity in the Midst of Plenty : A Case Study of Mulavukadu Panchayath
(iv) Health Status of Tribal Women in Thirunelly Panchayath, Wayanad District
(v) Socio-economic problems of Women married to foreigners in Kerala
(vi) Empowerment through Employment: A Study on Women in the Food Processing Industries in Kerala
(vii) Mental Derailment of Tribal Women in Kerala- Causes and Consequences
(viii) Women and Ageing- Pleasure or Pressure?
(ix) Study on Crime and Violence by and against Women- Observations from Kerala

(x)Emigration of female domestic workers from Kerala to the GCC countries: a study of Alappuzha District



Publications

Books

Female Employment in India : Issues and Challenges’
Technology for Women Empowerment : Issues and Challenges
Women in Kerala : Hic eth Nunc

Journal

Journal of Women, Empowerment and Technology (WET)

Other  Publications :

        1. Will Information and Communication Technology Empower Women? , Journal of Women Empowerment and Technology (WET) (ISSN 2394-4420), January-June,2016, Vol.2. No.3
        2. Social Development- VAW Nexus: Some Micro Level Observations, Journal of Women Empowerment and Technology (WET) (ISSN 2394-4420), July-December, 2015 Vol.1, No.2,
        3. ‘Criminality among Women: Observations from Kerala’ ,Journal of Women, Empowerment and Technology(WET) (ISSN 2394-4420), January-June,2015, Vol.1. No.1
        4. ‘Migration from India to United Kingdom - An Analytical Study’, International Journal of Business and Administration Research and Review (IJBARR), ISSN-2347-856X, ISSN-2348-0653.  Vol.3
        5. ‘International Migration to and from United Kingdom and the Case of British Indian Population: A Close Look’, International Journal of Business and Administration Research and Review (IJBARR), ISSN-2347-856X, ISSN-2348-0653. Vol.3
        6. ‘Mental Derailment of Tribal Women in  Kerala’, ‘Academicia’  An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal,  ISSN-2249-7137 (Impact Factor SJIF 2013=5.099
        7.  Health Status of Tribal Women in Kerala: Some Micro Level Observations ‘Academicia’ An international Multidisciplinary Research Journal, ISSN-2249-7137 (Impact Factor SJIF 2013=5.099)
        8. ‘Women Workers in the Informal Sector in India : Emerging Trends’ ,  Southern Economist,Vol.48, No.11, October1,2009(ISSN 0038-4046).
        9. ‘Life Cycle Structure of Tribals in Attappady- Kerala’, Journal of Tropical Forestry, Volume 25, No. (III &IV),2009.( ISSN  0970-1494 ). 

 

(b) Book Chapters
1. 'Introduction: Female Employment in India – Issues and challenges’ in  MeeraBai M ( ed) , Female Employment in India : Issues and Challenges,(ISBN 978-93-80095-26-4), Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, Cochin University of Science and Technology, 2012

2. ‘Biotechnological Intervention for Enhancing the Health status of tribal Women: Observations from Kerala’ in MeeraBai M(ed), Technology for Women Empowerment: Issues and Challenges(ISBN 978-81-8387-5394)Serials Publications, New Delhi, 2012

3. Gendered technology for Women in the Informal Sector in India: Some Micro Level Observations in MeeraBai M (ed), Technology for Women Empowerment: Issues and Challenges(978-81-8387-5394)Serials Publications, New Delhi, 2012

4. ‘Technology Vs. Women Employment, Health and Empowerment ‘in MeeraBai M (ed), Technology for Women Empowerment: Issues and Challenges(978-81-8387-5394)Serials Publications, New Delhi, 2012


(E) Representation of Women’s Studies Centre in various Academic and Non- academic    Bodies
                  

        1. Member, Committee for Gender Justice in Campuses, Kerala State Higher Education Council, Thiruvananthapuram
        2. Member, State Education Advisory Board, Govt. of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
        3. Member, General Council, National University of Advanced Legal studies, Kochi
        4. Member, Higher Education Council, Govt. of Kerala
        5. Examiner of Doctoral Thesis of many Universities in India
        6. Expert in the ‘Assessment Committees’ of Research Scholars , various Universities
        7. Member, Gender Justice Complaints Committee, Cochin University of Science & Technology  , Kochi-22
        8. Member, Ethics Committee, Cochin University of Science & Technology , -22
        9. Member, Board of Studies, Women’s Studies Centre,    University  College for Women, Osmania University, Koti, Hyderabad
        10. Life Member, Indian Institute of Public Administration ( IIPA),   New-Delhi-    110002
        11. Member, Indian association of Women’s Studies (IAWS), New-Delhi-110 001