UNESCO declares that the concept of gender sensitivity has been developed as a way to reduce barriers to personal and economic development created by sexism. Gender sensitivity helps to generate respect for the individual regardless of sex. Gender sensitivity is not about pitting women against men. On the contrary, education that is gender sensitive benefits members of both sexes. It helps them determine which assumptions in matters of gender are valid and which are stereotyped generalizations. Gender awareness requires not only intellectual effort but also sensitivity and open-mindedness. It opens up the widest possible range of life options for both women and men.
As per the requirements of the UGC- SAKSHAM initiative Gender sensitization and Self defense workshop was organized at the SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) Vadapalani campus. The following are the activities conducted as a part of the SAAKSHAM initiative in theVadapalani campus.
These activities are organized to address the myriad needs of women. They are delivered by highly professional women from the field. SAKSHAM initiative is coordinated by Dr C. Praseeda, Professor, and Ms Mohana Sundari, Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies. SRMIST, Vadapalani Campus.
Saksham Activties
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Year 2017 |
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Event Name |
Guest |
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21/02/2017 |
Work Life Balance- Issues and Challenges of Working Women
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Ms. Manjula Rangarajan, Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts Officer- Southern Railways, Indian Railways. |
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: Basic Self Defense for Girls |
Mr Santosh, Mardas Martial Arts Academy
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17/10/2017 |
Innovative Interventions to de-stress in Women |
Mrs. Uma Venkatachalam, Corporate Trainer
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Year 2018 |
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04/04/2018 |
Session on Legal awareness |
Ms V Adhilakshmi Logamurthy, Advocate |
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09/12/2018 |
Basic Self Defense for Girls |
Mr Santosh, Mardas Martial Arts Academy |
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10/10/2018 |
Cyber Security for Women |
Ms S. P. Lavanya, Additional Superintendent of Police, Cyber Crime Cell, CBCID Chennai |
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Year 2019 |
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30/01/2019 |
Self Management and Gender Sensitization |
Ms Usha Plillai, Chief Consultant Flexi Careers, Corporate Trainer |
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08/03/2019 |
Stree Bhava Utsav Ralley on Women Empowerment |
P Subramaniyan , Inspector of Police R2 Kodabbakam traffic police |
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30/03/2019 |
Conference on Safety of Women |
Mrs Padma Venkataraman, President WIA Chennai, Sri, J Chandrakumar, IAS (Retd) Director Admin SRMIST, Dr Bhavatarini, Senior Advocate Madras High Court, and Ms Bhargavi Devendra, Secretary , WIA |
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24/09/2019 |
Awareness Session on Cervical Cancer |
Dr.SivagamiGopinath ,Gynaecologist and Obstetrician - SIMS Hospital ,Chennai |
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17/10/2019 |
De-stressing and The Science of Living |
Ms Sripriya Arunand Mr. Sarvana Prabhu |
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17th & 18th of October 2019 |
Bhavishya – Training session safety of girl child for school children |
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Year 2020 |
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24/02/2020 |
Awareness Session on Kavalan SOS App |
Mr Arokiya Prakasam, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Vadapalani |
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05/03/2020 |
Accham Thavir – A panel Discussion |
Dr Veni, Ms S.Bhuvaneshwari |
