Insight into problems and challenges of working women who commute to work in Mumbai, India: Does communing affect women?

Presenter: Prashika Kurlikar

Bio: I am a trained demographer with a graduation in Economics and currently doing PhD. in Population Studies from International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India. I did Master of Arts and Master of Philosophy in Population studies from International Institute for Population Sciences in 2012 and 2013 with first class. I also qualified UGC-NET (University Grant Commission-National Eligibility Test) exam in 2012 in Population Studies. I joined Tata institute for Social Sciences worked as research officer in 2013. My work focuses on the problem of the working women who commute to work by Mumbai local train in Mumbai, India. I have also worked on social determinants of health, female migration, informal worker, reproductive and sexual health, and child health. I have published articles in reputed journals on Occupational health and Child Health etc.