This set of studies focuses on examining gendering in STEM through a spatial lens. Using the view of space as a discursively constructed entity, the first paper examines the gendering of student experiences on campus. Using a mixed-methods approach, the paper investigates how and to what extent student experiences on campus are gendered. The paper attempts to map student mobilities across campus on a number of different metrics which capture their everyday experiences and understand how these experiences differ for male and female students. By understanding differential experiences of campus space by gender, the authors hope to inform policy changes towards making the campus space more equal and accessible for all students.

This study attempts to understand gendering on campus by examining the role of infrastructure in shaping student experiences of campus space. Using the theoretical framework of gender responsive infrastructure, the paper attempts to understand the institutional approach to infrastructure policy, planning and practice on IIT Delhi’s campus, by conducting in-depth interviews with institutional policy makers and planners. The study also analyzes archival materials in an attempt to trace the historical evolution of gender responsive policy at IITD and identify factors which constraint or enable gender responsive institutional praxis, with the goal of guiding institutional practices towards gender responsiveness as a matter of policy.