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Women in Technology

by October 17, 20181 comment

Listening to the Voices of Women in Technology

https://community.anitab.org/another-post-with-everything-in-it/

Excerpt from the Blog

I would say that networking was the mantra of this event. As one panelist said, “Networks are your biggest strength.” So keep connecting, networking and inspiring each other. I would like to thank the organizers and the participants for sharing their stories with me. I am now even more determined than before to build the larger narrative around childcare for all employees. I will make sure that it creates all the right noises. After all, happy mothers will make great techies!

Children with Special Needs,

Voices of Children: Storytelling by Intellectually Disabled

by October 17, 20183 comments

Ridhi Sethi
M.Ed Dissertation, 2006
University of Delhi

 

Abstract

 

In this study, the researcher makes an attempt to construct the life of children who are intellectually disabled (mentally challenged), using their stories and weaving them into a narrative that helps us understand them better. This signifies a major shift in direction of viewing special children as active and as co- constructors of their experiential knowledge. In this paper, the author describes the lives of seven children four boys and three girls as expressed by them and adults in their lives. The data was collected based on the rationale that mild intellectually disabled (mentally challenged) with communication abilities can construct their own narratives and also invent stories. The study was conducted in a special school for intellectually disabled children in Delhi. The stories were analysed using content analysis as major themes and categories were identified and studied.

 

Private Sector Initiatives,

Innovative and Quality Support Systems of Child Care: A Private Sector Initiative  

by October 17, 20181 comment

Poster Presented at the National Conference on “Holistic Human Development: Contribution of Multidisciplinary Research”, Jaipur  2014
Ridhi Sethi, Asha Singh, Bhanumathi Sharma

 Abstract

The spread of globalisation impacts social structures. The rise in work opportunities and spread of education has resulted in more women joining the work force. Therefore there is an observable paradigm shift in child care as this phenomena effects familial space. In India and other parts of the world, this has resulted in a heightened need to look for solutions on child care outside of home. This has surfaced in a model wherein all the stakeholders collaborate to help the caregiver in taking care of the young. On one hand we have employers sponsoring child care programmes for their own employees. These programmes can be both direct and indirect in nature. For example apart from  providing onsite child care centres which is a direct service, employers are also providing flexitime, job-sharing, telecommuting, parental leave etc to their employees as indirect benefits. The impact of these programmes is both empirical and evidence based. Child Care programmes have benefited employers by reducing absenteeism, increasing productivity and curbing attrition. Investments in child care are thus also strategic. On the other hand we have the private sector helping the society via the route of corporate social responsibility. This model of public private partnership has immense scope of expansion and will result in integration of different public and private programmes for children. The difference that this liaison can create is enormous. The Private sector can play a key role in children’s development by providing funding to organisations or programmes that support children’s development. Therefore to sum up, through this poster the author attempts to describe the  various  programmes that  private sector corporations are currently running for the benefit of children of their employees or for  children at large. This poster shall also include suggestions for the private sector to get involved in issues such as inclusion to address the needs of underprivileged children and children with disability.

 

Child Care Arrangements,

Child Care Arrangements of Parents in the I.T. Sector

by October 17, 20181 comment

Doctoral Research, University of Delhi

Abstract

The emergence of Information Technology as a field of work has empowered women to participate in the workforce. The purpose of the study was to identify the dynamics of child care arrangements used by parents in the I.T. Sector. To map the experiences of children in diverse child care arrangements was also one of the objectives.*

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Early Childhood Development,

Early Childhood Care and Education in India: A Multi-pronged Approach

by October 17, 2018no comment

Book -Learning: Issues and Aspects, 2016
By Dr. Ridhi Sethi, Dr. Asha Singh, Dr. Bhanumathi Sharma
New Delhi, India

Abstract

There is growing consensus on the merits of early childhood care and education across the world. The current issues in early childhood care and education are varied and diverse. It may be of access and reach for one segment of population and of quality and commercialization to another. The changing social scenario and economic forces have propelled large scale changes in the need for preschools and extra familial care centres for young children. The authors aim to outline the various stakeholders involved in providing early childhood care and education to children in India. In this paper the policy and programmes provided by the nation/state will be discussed in detail. The authors will also present the initiatives provided by the private sector in the area of early childhood care and education. Through this paper the authors will also discuss a model of Public Private Partnerships via the route of corporate social responsibility.

Working Women,

Child Care Arrangements of Women Working in the Corporate Sector: An Appraisal

by October 17, 2018no comment

Family and Community Participation in Early Childhood Development. (2015)
By Ridhi Sethi, Dr. Asha Singh, Dr. Bhanumathi Sharma
New Delhi, India

What is it to be a working mother with a young child in today’s world? The juggling act of balancing work and family has led to an interest in studying the stressors and support services that a woman has access to. What are the different arrangements available to the private sector?  Are these same or different for different social groups? Whose responsibility is it to care for the young child? Is the role of the government limited to legislate and provide basic survival services for the children of the country? What is the role of the corporate sector in caring for the young? Is it philanthropic or strategic? This paper attempts to review the services available and its impact in caring for the young child. This paper also aims to highlight the relationship between provision of good child care services and women’s participation in the workforce. Women have always been working at home and outside but today they are burdened with more obstacles because of long hours, travelling, competitive nature of work, financial needs and perceived job insecurity. This perceived job insecurity is spilling into the lives of both men and women and have thus led to an increase in research on work and family.

Philosophy,

Our Anthem

by October 17, 2018no comment

Child care for all is a movement which aims to provide child care to all children who need it. This is an attempt to bring all the stakeholders together such as professionals, parents, vendors NGO and government bodies to discuss and intervene to create safe spaces of care for children. An innovative component is also to involve the most important piece of this work which are children themselves using creative methods. One aim of this movement is to create online resource centre which can be accessed by employers, vendors,  early childhood professionals, diversity experts, parents and early childhood practitioners. The birth of this movement has stemmed from the doctoral research in child care and the salient experiences the founder was part of. A strategy to intervene and provide solutions to every day care situations and propagate research in it is one of the goals of this movement

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