What is WISCOMP?
WISCOMP (Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace) is a pioneering South Asian peacebuilding initiative based in New Delhi, India. It foregrounds women’s leadership in the areas of peace and security and promotes cultures of pluralism and coexistence in the region. Its work highlights the interface of gender with issues of representation, democracy, foreign policy, and peacebuilding.
What was the Hamsa: Campus Equity Initiative?
Gender Equity and Inclusion: Transformative Pathways in Higher Education – WISCOMP and workshop Participants at St. Teresa’s College, Kochi, Kerala
The Hamsa: Campus Equity Initiative is WISCOMP’s innovative pan-India project engaging with issues of access, gender equity and justice in higher educational spaces (HEIs). As part of the project, WISCOMP conducted workshops for educators and administrators in HEIs across India who are committed to making their campuses just and inclusive. Log-in Gender was envisioned as an integral component of Hamsa as a virtual platform for educators and students across India to share and learn from each other’s experiences engendering HEIs.
What is Log-in Gender?
Log-in Gender Launch Day: 10 December, 2018
Log-in Gender, WISCOMP’s unique online portal, was launched on Human Rights Day, 10 December 2018. It was envisioned as a central component of WISCOMP’s Hamsa: Campus Equity Initiative. Today, beyond the Hamsa Project, Log-in Gender is an innovative, dialogic, interactive and dynamic online portal for educators, students, and administrators who wish to engage with gender equity and inclusion on educational campuses. Log-in Gender provides access to gender justice resources and networks and is a platform for transformative dialogues.
What does our logo mean?
In Indic Iconography, the Hamsa or the Cosmic Swan carries a special significance and is reflective of a transformative consciousness. It is the vehicle of the Goddess of Knowledge. The Hamsa symbolizes the power of discernment and this makes the Hamsa particularly significant for knowledge. The Hamsa is also a talismanic symbol in diverse cultures from across West Asia and the Middle East.
What can you find on Log-in Gender?
On Log-in Gender, we seek to share easily accessible information on gender, gender justice, and equality; provide resources to help reflect upon and transform higher educational spaces.
In our Archive, you can find reflective pieces on Feminist Journaling as a pedagogical method; educators’ reflections on their vision for compassionate learning spaces; explorations of the idea of care on college campuses; and Quarantine Reflections on the gendered impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Our Glossary offers a clear introduction to terms and concepts that often come up in our work such as ‘intersectionality’ and ‘gender justice’. Our Resource Corner has a curated section of academic articles, informational videos, reports and WISCOMP’s own pedagogical tools. We also highlight members of our network of academics, activists and policy makers.
Who can contribute to Log-in Gender?
Log-in Gender is imagined as a dynamic and collaborative portal. We invite academic articles, opinions and short blog posts, art and photography that provide perspectives on making higher education accessible and inclusive.
We welcome contributions from students, young professionals, educators and administrators who want to reflect on their educational spaces and cultures.
Click here for submission guidelines.