First-generation learners
First-generation learners in college may have many questions on their minds in choosing / not choosing to sit for a particular job interview during placements. Their dreams and desires are enmeshed in their families’ needs, gender roles, their own interests, peer pressure, observations of wealth in the city, and the push and pull of changing job markets.
women learners
Even if one belongs to a family with privileged access to higher education, if she is a woman learner, there are good reasons to imagine her experience would be different. Only 22% of girls who graduate from college transition to the formal workforce, according to recent reports (Quartz India, 2014). Gender curbs opportunities, restricts role-taking and decision-making and shapes self-image no matter which class, caste or religion one belongs to.
Students of Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, engaging with each other and with the Anekataa team (2015).
Student Speak
“A course which was indeed very helpful and made me discover who I really am. It taught me a lot of things which I really didn’t know that existed in me. It really brought out my voice and at the end of the session, it made me discover “the mysterious me”.
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“A course which helped me find a voice inside me, it made me know the true definition of feminism and most importantly, a huge transformation into a more positive and accepting person.”