Joycia Thorat

Joycia Thorat is a Postdoctoral Fellow, the University of KwaZulu Natal Durban, SA, supported by the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (July -August 2023). She has been working for past 24 years with Church's Auxiliary for Social Action ,India in various capacities , which is a member of Act Alliance Geneva , a faith and rights based network. She is currently the Gender policy and Thematic Advisor as well the Project Officer of CASA .She was the former chair of Act...See more

Joycia Thorat is a Postdoctoral Fellow, the University of KwaZulu Natal Durban, SA, supported by the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (July -August 2023). She has been working for past 24 years with Church's Auxiliary for Social Action ,India in various capacities , which is a member of Act Alliance Geneva , a faith and rights based network. She is currently the Gender policy and Thematic Advisor as well the Project Officer of CASA .She was the former chair of Act International - Capacity Development Initiative, former Co-Chair of Act Alliance Advisory Group on Advocacy & Gender community of practices, (Asia -Pacific) ..She is a coach with the Act Advocacy Academy, Copenhagen ,member of Ecumenical Diakonia Reference Group of the World Council of Churches ,Chairperson of Program Commitee, YWCA of India Dr. Thorat is passionate about the study of Gender, Leadership and SDGs and presented and published many related articles and papers .She has worked extensively with communities at the grassroots harnessing women's potential for leadership for a just and peaceful world.. Her Doctoral Thesis is interdisciplinary (Criminology -Psychology) on the topic 'Gender differences, leadership style and contribution to social justice: A study of global ecumenical leaders' Dr. Thorat strongly believes feminist leadership is critical for achieving SDGs by 2030 and to ensure no one is left behind. She is an ecumenical grassroots activist. See less