Call for Papers | 2-Day National Seminar on Women at Organized & Unorganised Work Sectors by Saraswati Mahila Mahavidyalaya: Submit by Oct 31

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1. About Saraswati Mahila Mahavidyalaya

2. About the Seminar on From Margin to Main Stream – Women at Organized & Unorganised Work Sectors

3. Eligibility and Participation

4. Major Themes and Sub-Themes

5. Submission Guidelines

6. Important Dates

7. Registration Procedure

8. Venue

9. Contact Information

About Saraswati Mahila Mahavidyalaya

Established in 1988, Saraswati Mahila Mahavidyalaya (SMM) is a Government-aided postgraduate institution dedicated to bridging the gender gap in higher education. Saraswati Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Palwal is a women-focused educational institution committed to providing accessible and quality higher education while fostering academic development, confidence, values and social responsibility among its students.

About the Seminar on From Margin to Main Stream – Women at Organized & Unorganised Work Sectors

The two-day National Seminar aims to examine the position, contribution, rights, dignity, safety, and opportunities of women across organised and unorganised sectors of employment. It seeks to promote meaningful academic discussion on gender inequality, unpaid labour, workplace discrimination, occupational health and safety, reproductive concerns, sexual harassment, and the gap between constitutional guarantees and the lived realities of women workers.

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The seminar will also explore the impact of artificial intelligence on women’s employment, labour rights and workplace security, women’s representation and reservation, religious sensitivity and workplace neutrality, and the intersectional vulnerabilities of marginalised women workers. It aims to bring together academicians, legal experts, policymakers, researchers, industry representatives, and civil society members to develop practical and evidence-based strategies for gender justice and inclusive workforce participation.

Eligibility and Participation

The seminar is relevant to law students, research scholars, academicians, legal practitioners, and other researchers interested in gender justice, labour rights, constitutional law, human rights, and women’s empowerment.

The seminar is sponsored by NHRC, and no registration fee will be charged. All participants are required to present their research papers. Participants from Delhi-NCR and Haryana must attend in offline mode, while participants from other regions may opt for hybrid participation.

A maximum of two authors are permitted per paper.

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Major Themes and Sub-Themes

The seminar welcomes research papers on the following themes:

Women in the Workforce: Participation and Barriers
Women’s Health and Safety at Work
Unpaid Work and the Care Economy
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Women’s Work
Labour Rights, Law and Workplace Security
Reservation, Representation and Women’s Leadership
Religion, Identity and Inclusion at the Workplace
Intersectionality and Marginalised Women Workers
Policy Strategies for Women’s Economic Empowerment
Gender-Responsive Governance, Climate Resilience and the Future of Women’s Work

Other relevant contemporary legal and socio-economic issues connected with the seminar theme may also be considered.

Submission Guidelines

Abstracts must be between 300 and 500 words and include the objectives, methodology, data sources, and keywords. Submissions must be original and unpublished. Abstracts should be prepared in MS Word using Times New Roman, 12-point font, and 1.5-line spacing.

Full-length papers must be between 5,000 and 8,000 words, excluding footnotes, and follow APA 7th Edition citation style. Papers exceeding the stipulated plagiarism threshold of 9% will be rejected. Participants presenting their papers will be eligible for certificates of presentation, subject to the seminar guidelines. Publication opportunities may be available in reputed national/international journals, subject to the requisite permission of NHRC and the applicable publication policies.