Women’s Sexual & Reproductive Health: Cohort 2 | Theme: Bodies, Rights & Care

Women’s Sexual & Reproductive Health: Cohort 2 | Theme: Bodies, Rights & Care | An Online National Summer School Program | A Three-Day Immersive Online Certificate Training Course | May 2025 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning

#IMPRI Gender Impact Studies Center (GISC), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, invite you to #WebPolicyLearning

An Online National Summer School Program
A Three-Day Immersive Online Certificate Training Course on

Women’s Sexual & Reproductive Health: Cohort 2.0

Theme: Bodies, Rights & Care

Details of the #WebPolicyLearning:
Dates: 26 – 28 May, 2025
Three Consecutive days in May
Special Session on May 28 on the occasion of the International Day of Action for Women’s Health
Time: 6 – 8 pm
Platform: Zoom

Registration Form: https://forms.gle/s8TfYMGf3YgwLaX59

Course Fee: INR 5000 (inclusive of 18% GST)
Early bird Discounted fees (till May 16):
For Professionals: INR 3800 | For Students: INR 2900
IMPRI Alumni can avail benefits through the IMPRI Referral Policy for Alumni & Friends.
Limited seats are eligible for a partial scholarship opportunity. Write to: learningatimpri@gmail.com

Payment Link: https://pages.razorpay.com/impricoursefee

Alternatively, can use any payment method from here:
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NOTE: Please don’t proceed to pay without filling out the registration form given above. For queries, write to: learningatimpri@gmail.com

About

The Gender Impact Studies Center (GISC) at the IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, invites you to the second cohort of its highly acclaimed online national summer school certificate training course on Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Building on the success of the first cohort, this three-day immersive program brings together experts, scholars, and practitioners to delve into the intersections of gender, health, law, and policy. The theme for this cohort, Bodies, Rights & Care, centers on the lived realities, rights-based frameworks, and health justice concerns around women’s sexual and reproductive health in India. Through interactive lectures and critical discussions, the course will explore vital issues including maternal health, abortion laws, reproductive tract infections, menopause, and assisted reproduction—addressing the systemic challenges and social taboos that shape women’s health outcomes.

At a time when conversations around bodily autonomy and reproductive rights are both urgent and contested, a program like this plays a crucial role in fostering awareness, dismantling stigma, and promoting inclusive, evidence-based approaches to healthcare. It provides a much-needed platform for learning and unlearning, empowering participants to engage with policy and practice through a feminist and rights-based lens.

The program aims to equip participants with a nuanced understanding of how policy, medical practice, and societal norms intersect in shaping access to and quality of reproductive healthcare. With sessions led by leading experts, the course promises to foster critical thinking and informed advocacy among students, professionals, and changemakers committed to advancing gender and health equity.

For Whom

This course caters to healthcare professionals, educators, researchers, policymakers, and individuals interested in gaining a profound insight into women’s sexual health.

Benefits of Taking the Course

Participants would:

• Learn from globally and nationally renowned thematic experts and practitioners

• Gain first-hand insights and networking opportunities

• Get course outline and reading list from the experts for learning

• Get access to session videos for 15 days

• Receive a certificate of completion

• Have the opportunity to publish their essays on the IMPRI Insights Blog, which features the articles of eminent people from around the globe.

Upon successful completion of the program, each participant will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.

Program Experts

Chair: Dr Manorama Bakshi, Director and Head of Healthcare and Advocacy, Consocia Advisory; Founder and Director, Trilok Raj Foundation (TRF); Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI

Experts:

Dr Manisha Gupte, Co-Founder and Co-Convener, Mahila Sarvangeen Utkarsh Mandal (MASUM), Pune, India

Prof Lakshmi Lingam, Chair Professor at the School of Public Health, D Y Patil University, Navi Mumbai

Prof Anuradha Sovani, Psychologist and Psychotherapist. Professor and Head, Department of Psychology, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai

Ms Renu Khanna, Co-Founder and Trustee, SAHAJ, Society for Health Alternatives

Dr Padmaja Samant-Mavani, Doctor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, KEM Hospital, Mumbai

Program Time Structure

Conveners
Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI
Dr Simi Mehta, CEO & Editorial Director, IMPRI
Dr Arjun Kumar, Director, IMPRI

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