Seminar ponders on women empowerment
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 18 2018:
A two-day National seminar on "Women Empowerment and Human Rights with special reference to North East" organised by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) India in collaboration with Manipur University commenced today at the university.
Jyotika Kalra, Member, NHRC; Dr Muni Dev Singh Tyagi, Joint Director, NHRC and Prof Adya Prasad Pandey, Vice-Chancellor, MU graced the inaugural function as the chief guest, guest ofhonour andpresident respectively.
' Prof N Lokendra Singh, Dean, School of Social Sciences and Director, Centre for Human Rights & Duties Education, MU delivered the welcome address.
In his speech, Prof Pandey asserted that if a woman is empowered, the entire family gets empowered and the society as well as women always have key roles to play in the society.
He cited the Ima Keithels of the State, one of the world's largest women-run markets, as an epitome of women empowerment.
He stated that it is not only the responsibility of the Government to achieve the target of women empowerment, the collective support and responsibility of each individual will facilitate in meeting the target.
It is significant to provide women with every possible support and supervision to become progressive, the Professor said, adding
that the seminar will throw some light on achieving it.
Stating that we are not achieving the women empowerment to the level we desire, Dr Tyagi called for a radical shift of our focus on how empowerment should happen and how to draw rpadmaps to achieve it.
She stated that the status of North East women is comparatively better than other parts of the country but the increase rate of domestic violence in the region is alarming.
Whenever there is any conflict, women and children are the most vulnerable.
Women have to organise themselves such as women's groups to reinforce development and mobilize their own women empowerment movement, she added.
Jyotika Kalra observed that the North East region is a role model for women of the country in terms of literary and economic development.
She stated that within the household, women provide all kinds of services to their family members.
Women of China are active and progressive so are the women of Bangladesh who work actively for the country's economy, she mentioned.
Confining women to home will not achieve anything, she added.