Commonwealth Higher Education Support Scheme

Commonwealth Higher Education Support Scheme

The Higher Education system was no exception to other socio-cultural institutions with their inherent gender bias and deep-rooted patriarchal value systems. It was understood that special efforts needed to be made in this direction. The situation was discussed in the standing Committee of Women‟s Studies of the UGC The Common wealth Secretariat, London, approached UGC to make a presentation of their Manuals, which they had developed under the Commonwealth Higher Education Support Scheme as they had noted the problem of the lack of women in such key positions in higher education in all Commonwealth countries, including the U.K., Canada and Australia.