Empowerment of Women

Dr. K. Shanthi is currently Professor in the Department of Econometrics, University of Madras, Chennai. She is also co-ordinating the activities of the Centre for Gender Studies of the University of Madras. She has published about 35 articles in various journals and edited volumes at the international and national level. She had guided ten doctoral candidates. She has executed a number of research projects funded by UNDP, ICSSR, WCD (GOI) and was consultant to a World Bank Project executed by Anna University. She was a recipient of Fulbright –Senior Post Doctoral Fellowship, Shastri Indo-Canadian Visiting Lectureship, and UGC Visiting Professorship. She has visited Europe, U.K., U.S.A., China and Singapore for presenting Conference Papers and Lectures. Her thrust areas are development issues and gender issues. She is Board of Studies member of Mother Teresa Women’s University, Padmavathi Vishvavidyalayam of Tirupati, and other women’s studies department in the South.