With the dream for young women to be independent and live a life based on their own choices, 

The Gender Lab Fellowship is a space for building their leadership skills, self-awareness, and sisterhood through a multi layered ‘service learning’ model.

In a 10 month journey our fellows work with 13-14 year old school-going girls across schools in Mumbai on the prevailing social issues in their communities. Through this journey they enable their girls to  be  more confident, socially aware, better communicators and foster sisterhood.

Together they question the gender narratives around them, push boundaries, and emerge as powerful change-makers. 

WHO CAN BE A FELLOW ?

Women

*Anyone identifying as a woman across social identities *Between the age of 20 and 25 years. *Fluent in Hindi(required) and any one of English/ Marathi/ Gujarati *Comfortable with extensive field work and local travel within Mumbai

Passion

Passionate about understanding and working on gender issues and women’s empowerment

Commitment

Ready for a rigorous learning experience including field work at the grassroots * Eager to facilitate workshops for 13-14 year old girls in schools

MORE ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP

Objectives of The Gender Lab Fellowship:

•  Take young women through a practical learning experience that will build their confidence and empathy along with making them socially aware and responsible
•  Equip women with the required leadership and entrepreneurial skills that will help them in their career
•  Empower young women by exploring the impact of gender bias and therefore breaking their own stereotypes.
•  Enable young women to develop a vision for themselves and work towards taking their own decisions and becoming independent

This fellowship will include:

• A learning track for fellows to build their personal skills, professional skills and domain-knowledge.
•  Each fellow training 250-300 school girls for a 6 month community service based leadership program.
•  A deep dive into their own gender stereotypes and blocks to their self-empowerment.

“There is a need for girls and women to step up for each other, demand and create spaces for girls and women to discover their true potential, design their dreams and make them a reality. All of this is possible when girls have the right opportunities, skills and support system: That is what I want this fellowship to be”  

– Ayushi Banerji, The Gender Lab

Applications for the fellowship 2021-2022 are now open !!

31st March 2021: 1st Deadline for online applications

15th April 2021: 2nd Deadline for online applications

5th April to 25th April: Getting to know you over a call 

26th April to 5th May: In-person/online assessment centres and conversations

10th May: Announcement of Final Cohort of Fellows for 2021-22

TO APPLY:

https://zinia.typeform.com/to/pBkPg20A