Workshop on gender sensitisation conducted
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 06 2020:
A One Day Workshop on Gender Sensitisation: In Higher/Technical Educational Institutions, was held on February 4 at the Library Hall of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University-Regional Campus, Manipur.
The workshop was organised by the Department of Social Work, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University-Regional Campus-Manipur, in collaboration with Manipur State Commission for Women (MSCW), Lamphelpat.
The workshop was attended by more than a hundred delegates, particularly faculty members, PhD scholars and Master students.
Villagers from the adjoining areas also attended the workshop.
Professor (Dr) Binota Meinam, Chairperson of MSCW graced the workshop as the chief guest and the members of the Commission Lourembam Dayabati Devi, Th Tiningpham Monsang and T Chongsin Koireng, attended the workshop as the guests of honour.
Dr Ng Ngalengnam, Director of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University-Regional Campus-Manipur, presided the inaugural session.
Dr Shukhdeba Sharma Hanjabam, Head of the Department of Social Work, IGNTU-RCM, delivered the welcome address.
T Chongsin Koireng, Member, MSCW, while speaking at the event, appealed to everyone to work for bringing equality for a better and bright future so that sustainable development goals - 'leave no one left behind' be achieved.
Dr Binota Meinam, started by giving a rationale of taking up such kind of workshop and conveyed that the present day society has been facing so many ranges of problems such as crimes against women, domestic violence, poverty, deprivation.
Finding the root cause of all such problems, have to be prioritised as women suffer the most in all such circumstances, and most often men turn out to be the perpetrator.
This programme was mooted out by the MSCW to streamline the male counterpart.
Women didn't have the platform to redress their grievances.
The Indian Constitution has enough provisions to protect women but implementation has been dismal, she opined.
That's where the role of the Women's Commission comes in and sensitisation and streamlining the men folk would be crucial to achieve gender equity.
Men and women are equal in the eyes of law but biologically women are weak.
Based on this foundation, women need support.
Men's affection and love for their female counterparts should be reflected by their acts in the society.
On such foundation, the role of Women's Commission comes into existence.
People with higher logic are all in the higher education.
From higher education only, society could be grown in a very positive way.
That's the reason for starting the campaign of gender sensitisation through higher education in the first place, she said.
Women's participation at all levels of decision making is very important but women very much lagged behind in political arena starting from local self governing units to the highest level.
Such disparity needed to be bridged and acted accordingly, she opined yet again.
Dr Ng Ngalengnam, Director, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University-Regional Campus-Manipur, elaborated the parables of the Bible scholasticism in contemporary relevance and complemented holding such programme as very good.
He further said that he look forward to the MSCW to continue assisting with such programme for the benefit of the student.
The event ended with a vote of thanks by Ajay Pankaj, Asst Prof, Dept of Social Work, IGNTU-RCM.
It was followed by a technical session in which Dr Mary Thomas, Secretary, COHSEM and Dr Grace Laltlinzo, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, deliberated on the theme of the workshop.
The session was chaired by Dr A Koireng Singh of the Centre for Manipur Studies, Manipur University.
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