Women in the Civil Services - Gender and Workplace Identities in India

This book explores the personal and professional lives of women in the Indian Civil Services and analyses the dynamics of gender and workplace identities for women in government.

List of contents

Preface and Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction 2. Gender and Bureaucracy – The Worldwide Scenario 3. The Indian Civil Service during the Raj and the Status of Women in the Colonial Bureaucracy 4. Women in the Civil Services in Post Independent India 5. Family, Work and Well-Being: Striking a Balance 6. A Man’s World – the Nature of the Civil Service Job 7. Workplace Identities and Powerlessness: Struggling for Survival 8. Working with External Stakeholders: from Local Level PRIs to Higher Ministers 9. Representing the Common Woman – How Representative are we? 10. Conclusion Bibliography. List of Appendixes 1. Questionnaire 2. List of Civil Services, Government of India 3. Vishaka Guidelines against Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

About the author

Trijita Gonsalves completed her PhD on ‘Gender and Bureaucracy: Women in the Indian Civil Services’ in 2019. Her areas of interest are public administration, public policy and gender studies. She has published articles in regional and national journals like Socialist Perspective, Refugee Watch, Indian Journal of Political Science and others. She has also contributed chapters in books such as Rakhahari Chatterjee (ed) Politics India: The State–Society Interface; Ujjaini Mukhopadhyay (ed): Internal Migration Within South Asia.

Summary

This book explores the personal and professional lives of women in the Indian Civil Services and analyses the dynamics of gender and workplace identities for women in government.

Product details

• Authors: Trijita Gonsalves, Trijita (Lady Brabourne College Gonsalves
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032045283
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3204528-3
• No. of pages: 170
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, India, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women, Jurisprudence & general issues, Gender studies: women and girls, Regional Geography, Employment & Labour Law, Jurisprudence and general issues, Employment and labour law: general