Shashi BalaShashi Bala , Senior Fellow, V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida, India was awarded Ph.D from the Centre of Study for Diplomacy, International law and Economics/School of International Studies/Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She is coodinating the activities of the Centre for Gender & Labour Studies and the Centre for Agrarian Relations, Rural and Behavioral Studies at the Institute. She has been trained on various themes like Gender Budgeting by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, New Delhi; National Service Scheme (NSS) by the University of Delhi; Gender Sensitivity & Prevention and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace by Integrated Training & Policy Research; Mainstreaming Gender Equality: Concepts and Instruments by ILO/ITC Turin, Italy; Leadership for Employment Promotion in Fragile Settings organised by ILO/ITC Turin, Italy); Global E-coaching Forum: Effective Project Implementation in Emergency Situations by ILO/ITC Turin, Italy); ILO's South Asian Regional Training Course on “Evidence-based Policy Making for Decent Work” by ILO/ITC Turin, Italy. She is the presiding officer and Founder Convener of Preventing Sexual Harassment Committee at the Institute. Her research areas majorly focus on Labour Economics; Skill Development; Social Security; Gender Budgeting; Gender Issues; & Behavioral Skills. She has been a Visiting Researcher 2008 at Korean Labour Institute, Seoul, South Korea, where she conducted a study on Gender Issues in the Korean Labour Market. In addition to her contribution towards research activities, she also coordinates various training programmes. As a trainer, she coordinates training programmes on various themes with a specific focus on Gender, rural development and behavioural skills . Read More Read Less