Dr. Medha Dubhashi Profile :- Associate Professor & HoD Education :- M.Com. PhD Telephone Number :- 25701225 Email:- [email protected] [email protected] Experience Currently working as Associate Professor at Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Co-operative Management(VAMNICOM) ,Pune. She has conducted number of Management Development Programs in diverse subjects on Credit and Banking, Financial Management, Entrepreneurship, Education & Training Women in Cooperatives; Gender issues and trained more than 1500 personnel in the Cooperative sector and NGOs. She has vast experience in training and consultancy of almost 22 years in India and in the Philippines. Her areas of interest are Entrepreneurship Development, Financial Management, HRD and Gender issues. Having done her graduation and post graduation in Commerce from University of Delhi; her Doctorate thesis was on “Women Entrepreneurs in Delhi – a Socio – economic study for the decade 1975 – 85.” She is a author of a large collection of books, articles, case studies and book reviews, which have been published in national and International journals of repute. Training Programmes Highlights Conducted innovative training courses in the areas of project management, savings and credit, and gender issues. Some of the notable programmes were:   Gender Integration In Cooperatives (International Programmes)   Management Development Program for Women in Cooperatives   Awareness program for Women Directors of Urban Cooperative Banks   Project Management in Non Farm Sector   Curriculum Development for ICM faculty   National Consultation on Women Executives in Cooperatives-Gender Discrimination At The Workplace (ILO-COOPNET)   Future innovative courses include   Program on Self Help Groups Linking with Cooperative Banks   Empowerment of Women Micro Credit Research and Consultancy   Assessment of Training Needs in Cooperatives in Maharashtra   Maharashtra Rural Credit Project   Role of DCCBs as SHGPIs in Maharashtra Publications:   WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN INDIA (Mittal Publications, 1987)   LC Call No HD 6190,D44V55 1987   BEYOND PROFIT: ASEAN WOMEN MANAGERS IN GOVERNMENT AND NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS   ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT She is an avid Bharat Natyam Dancer, a Sitarist, a National Badminton Player (1977) and social activist. She comes from an illustrious family and is well travelled. She lobbies for diverse causes on women and girl child, environment protection, prevention of cruelty to animals.