IGNOU MSWE-002 Assignment 2026-27
Women and Child Development
Last updated by IGNOU: 09 Sept 2026. Guide written from the official PDF on 19 Oct 2026, 04:01 pm.
About the MSWE-002 assignment
The MSWE-002 assignment covers women’s rights, gender equality, child rights and child welfare. Topics include international conventions, women’s development policies, gender budgeting, vulnerable children, family systems and social work interventions.
There are five compulsory questions carrying equal marks, for a total of 100. Questions 1 and 2 each offer two alternatives and have a 600-word limit per answer. Question 3 requires two responses of about 300 words each; Question 4 requires four of about 150 words each; and Question 5 requires five short notes of about 100 words each.
What the assignment asks
| Question | Marks | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 20 | Choose between examining CEDAW and its influence on women’s rights policies or describing policies for women’s development and empowerment. |
| Q2 | 20 | Choose between explaining how riots affect children or outlining the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. |
| Q3 (any two) | 10 each | Write about two topics from the informal sector, difficulties faced by children of sex workers, gender differences in development outcomes, and social work in juvenile homes. |
| Q4 (any four) | 5 each | Select four topics covering social work in juvenile homes, gender budgeting, street children’s psychological difficulties, adolescent peer pressure, the family systems approach, and healthy self-esteem. |
| Q5 (any five) | 4 each | Prepare five short notes from sex and gender, gender mainstreaming, DAW, Millennium Development Goals, CARA, school social work, problem-solving stages, and causes of child labour. |
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