Jyotsna Siddharth Email & Phone Number

India

Delhi, India

Member of FII's Advisory Council

London, England, United Kingdom

Peer Advisor at The Rights Collective

New Delhi Area, India

My work entails strengthening programmatic, strategic, administrative and substantive inputs for DEI, feminist institutions and architectures, feminist leadership and feminist institutions from an intersectional/Dalit Feminist standpoint within our work. I regularly advice and support organisations to shift their existing narratives around leadership, work cultures and systems. I also manage Gender at Work India's non profit charitable trust, board and partnerships. We are a feminist… Show more My work entails strengthening programmatic, strategic, administrative and substantive inputs for DEI, feminist institutions and architectures, feminist leadership and feminist institutions from an intersectional/Dalit Feminist standpoint within our work. I regularly advice and support organisations to shift their existing narratives around leadership, work cultures and systems. I also manage Gender at Work India's non profit charitable trust, board and partnerships. We are a feminist thoughtleader in domain of DEI, Feminist Leadership and Architectures, Feminist Systems. We challenge normative definitions of "community" as we work closely with organisations to make workspaces Intersectional and Inclusive. We are currently operating and working at the intersections but also within civil society, corporate and philanthropic space. Show less

India

New Delhi Area, India

Sive is a social-art lab and a transdisciplinary collective committed to build a dialogue around caste, gender and intersectionality through creative and community pedagogies.

New Delhi Area, India

New Delhi Area, India

Consultancy- Supporting baseline survey for the project of community young women leaders, by CREA

India

 Leading a study on the status of Gender responsive Public Services with Young Urban - under Young Urban Women Project Women in Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi. Conducted a training on Gender Responsive Public Services Study at Jaipur 12th-14th April 2018, where in the group was facilitated to develop a framework of the GRPS study from Young urban women perspective. Designed and finalization of the research tools and methodology Conducted orientation… Show more  Leading a study on the status of Gender responsive Public Services with Young Urban - under Young Urban Women Project Women in Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi. Conducted a training on Gender Responsive Public Services Study at Jaipur 12th-14th April 2018, where in the group was facilitated to develop a framework of the GRPS study from Young urban women perspective. Designed and finalization of the research tools and methodology Conducted orientation of the City-teams for the GRPS study via skype/webinar Synthesising of data and final report writing (ongoing) Show less

Jaipur Area, India

While stationed at Directorate of Women Empowerment, I provided technical support to Government of Rajasthan on Gender Responsive Budgeting through identifying gender focal points for systematic interventions . I was responsible for gender mainstreaming in the budgetary processes of line departments through advocacy, analyses of budget cycles and revising of gender budget statement.

New Delhi Area, India

Managing operations, marketing and promotions for CAARA Cafe, British Council, 17 Katurba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi

London, United Kingdom

I was involved in research and editing of WASH context briefings for Ethiopia, Malawi and Uganda – ensuring consistency between the briefings and conducting literature searches to fill any gaps in information. I also assisted the team on desk-based research on WASH governance, institutions and political economy for Ethiopia, Malawi and Uganda, to prepare an annotated bibliography.

London, United Kingdom

I helped the organisation to developed a comprehensive framework for the evaluation and assessment of their programs in India. I was also involved in conducting desk-based research on higher education for students from marginalised backgrounds.

New Delhi Area, India

I was responsible for providing inputs to policy documents to position gender in water and sanitation in line with The National Rural Drinking Water Programme guidelines. During the period of one year, I looked after Information Education and Communications (IEC) budget heads, planning IEC activities in coordination with AIR, Doordarshan. I worked closely with UNICEF WASH team on coordination and planning of audio-visual ads- Vidya Balan ad on open defecation free village. In addition, I also… Show more I was responsible for providing inputs to policy documents to position gender in water and sanitation in line with The National Rural Drinking Water Programme guidelines. During the period of one year, I looked after Information Education and Communications (IEC) budget heads, planning IEC activities in coordination with AIR, Doordarshan. I worked closely with UNICEF WASH team on coordination and planning of audio-visual ads- Vidya Balan ad on open defecation free village. In addition, I also worked on grievance redressal platform to address concerns of people regarding water quality and water availability in rural areas. Show less

New Delhi Area, India

•Managing the Gender and Innovation project for the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada to position gender and innovation in Development Alternatives activities with a help of eight partner countries•Researching and developing a databank of insightful stories on women’s role in scientific and social innovations across eight different countries, including India•Developing content and design for the website to showcase the stories, as an interactive platform, for… Show more •Managing the Gender and Innovation project for the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada to position gender and innovation in Development Alternatives activities with a help of eight partner countries•Researching and developing a databank of insightful stories on women’s role in scientific and social innovations across eight different countries, including India•Developing content and design for the website to showcase the stories, as an interactive platform, for sharing with partner countries and in general with common public •Collecting content and Designing ad launching of a newsletter dedicated to Gender and Innovation Show less

New Delhi Area, India

•Collecting data to study the Status of Bonded Labour in India. Data collection was carried out in four states: Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Orissa of India •Conducted interviews with government officials at Block level, District level, families of bonded labourers and Focused Group Discussions (FGDs) with bonded labourers•Collecting resource material such as information brochures and official government data from the offices on block level•Meeting with government officials… Show more •Collecting data to study the Status of Bonded Labour in India. Data collection was carried out in four states: Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Orissa of India •Conducted interviews with government officials at Block level, District level, families of bonded labourers and Focused Group Discussions (FGDs) with bonded labourers•Collecting resource material such as information brochures and official government data from the offices on block level•Meeting with government officials at the end of data collection in each state to share the findings of the study and the actual status of government programmes especially under the Right to Food Show less

New Delhi Area, India

•Managed the project on Epicentre for Effective Elementary Education (E4) funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.•Identified suitable places in 25 slums of New Delhi for opening reading centres•Visits and coordinating with publication houses for selection of alternative education material •Planning the functioning of Reading Leagues (a concept developed by KATHA to reach out to maximum children in the Slums) •Conducting orientation sessions… Show more •Managed the project on Epicentre for Effective Elementary Education (E4) funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.•Identified suitable places in 25 slums of New Delhi for opening reading centres•Visits and coordinating with publication houses for selection of alternative education material •Planning the functioning of Reading Leagues (a concept developed by KATHA to reach out to maximum children in the Slums) •Conducting orientation sessions with mentors to motivate them for better operations of readings centres •Regular Monitoring of staff working in 25 slums through regular visits and via telephone•Documentation work including creating survey materials (baseline), preparing weekly and monthly reporting formats for teachers and community staff Show less

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Social Anthropology

Dissertation: Anthropology of ‘Goals’: A critical look at the International Organisation (UN) and Government Partnership in Positioning.

Master Of Philosophy (Mphil), Sociology, Course Work I Completed

Thesis: “Unraveling the notions of Romantic Love and Intimacy in Intimate Relationships from a Caste perspective: A Sociological.

M.A., Development Studies

Activities and Societies: Committee Against Sexual Harassment (CASH) Development Studies

B.A. (Hons.), Social Work With A Specialisation In Rural Development

Masters in Development Studies