In simple words, Women empowerment is the process of empowering women. The definition of empowerment can be done in many ways. However, when we broadly talk about women empowerment, it essentially means accepting women as a part of decision-making processes in the society. Empowerment is the process, which creates power in individuals over their own lives, society, and in their communities. People are empowered when they are able to access the opportunities available to them without limitations and restrictions such as in education, profession and lifestyle. Empowerment includes the action of raising the status of women through education, raising awareness, literacy, and training. Women's empowerment is all about equipping and allowing women to make life-determining decisions through the different problems in society with the following aims:
1. Giving women equal position as that of men.
2. There is no difference between men and women.
3. Women empowerment means allowing them to do everything that men do.
4. Rights and laws shall be fair for all without gender bias.
To inculcate these concepts among the students and work for the empowerment of women in the society, the College has worked upon the following projects:
1. A Poster Making Competition, themed “Women Empowerment and Awareness against Sexual Harassment” was conducted on 23 rd August 2019 to spread awareness about the social issues. Posters were displayed in the college premises to appreciate the creative and artistic skills of the participants.
2. Two sessions were conducted on “Career Opportunities for Women in Civil and Défense Services” 11 th and 24 th September 2019. The Resource Person, Commander Vijay Pratap Singh, Former Director, Advance Space Tech Projects, Indian Navy discussed about various posts in these services and the eligibility criteria for the same.
3. A Guest Lecture was organized on 28 th November 2019 on “Health and Hygiene -What you ought to know?” by Dr. Minal Dhabaliya, Gynaecologist, who spoke on issues related to menstruation. She explained about intimate care and cleared the various misconceptions regarding social dilemmas around this topic.
4. A Self Défense Workshop, “Stand up against Sexual Harassment with Self Defense Techniques” was held on 8 th February 2020 by Advocate Raina Khatari Tandon, Trainer and Motivational Speaker, Director for Right2Rise. She spoke about POSH Laws and the do’s and don’ts of working with the other gender and demonstrated different techniques for Self-Défense.
5. Women Empowerment Week was conducted between 3 rd to 11 th March 2020, to celebrate International Women’s Day. A variety of activities were conducted during the week-long celebration.
6. Poster Making Competition was conducted on topics like Celebrating Women hood, Women Achievers, Women Rights.
7. This weeklong celebration was highlighted through social media posts with a special tagline #AgarTumNaHoti.