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W20-MAHE Women Vice Chancellors' and Leaders' Conclave" Unveiled at MAHE Bengaluru Focusing on Women-led Development | ||
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India The W20-MAHE Women Vice Chancellors’ and Leaders’ Conclave titled Women in Higher Education for Enabling Leadership (WHEEL) was inaugurated today at the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) campus, Bengaluru in the presence of over 50 women leaders from various parts of India. A Charter of Recommendations was presented to W20 calling for a shift from women’s development to women-led development, the vision shared by W20. Recommendations focused on women-led development were presented in five themes – higher education, labour force participation, skill development, care work and leadership. These aspects are important areas of intervention to mainstream progressive gender perspectives into development policies and practices. L-R: Prof Neeta Inamdar, Convenor and Head, Manipal Centre for European Studies, MAHE, Ms Dharitri Patnaik, Chief Coordinator of W20 Secretariat, Lt. Gen. Dr. M D Venkatesh, Vice Chancellor, MAHE, Dr. Sandhya Purecha, the Chair of W20, Prof. Dr. Shalini Bharat, Vice Chancellor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Ms. Bharati Ghosh, former IPS and W20 Delegate, Prof Dr. Madhu Veeraraghavan, Pro Vice Chancellor - MAHE Bengaluru
W20-MAHE Women Vice Chancellors' and Leaders' Conclave” Unveiled at MAHE Bengaluru focusing on Women-led Development
Ms. Dharitri Patnaik, Chief Coordinator of W20 Secretariat, emphasised on the imperative need for bridging the gender digital divide and the measures undertaken by G20 countries in this regard. Ms Patnaik called for making digital inclusion a national priority and called on Vice-Chancellors to create platforms for women’s leadership. Ms Patnaik also spoke about India’s potential for utilising educational technology for women’s empowerment.
The inauguration was followed by Nammoora Habba, an evening showcasing important folk dances of Karnataka. Day 2 will continue with five focused panel discussions with active participation of all 50 delegates. |
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