IMI Delhi Organizes Seminar on Women Empowerment

IMI Delhi Organizes Seminar on Women Empowerment

To answer to this question, Mrs. Rajeshwari conducted a group activity called "Breaking the Ice", which dealt with the contribution of internal fear. It was proved during the exercises that the hurdles which govern our actions are mere perception of

our mind. We must face the world with open eyes and face it as it's in real and not on assumptions.

Going ahead, she discussed with the students the effects of external factors in aggravating the problem. In her presentation, she discussed in detail on the issue of "emancipation of women in rural India". To include the participation of women in strategic domain needs a lot of inter-woven attributes to work jointly, both external and internal. They include a vision to work upon. Ability, intelligence, individuals as well as groups, industry institutes, NGOs, government, and the people, in general. If these work in tandem, the result will be 'women empowerment'. defined as, "That process of change by which awareness, capability building, active participation of women in social, cultural, economic, educational, technical, political, legal, human rights area, decision making and control can be emphasized upon in a fair, equitable and justified way".

Achieving this goal requires some clearly defined measures and mechanism, which include literacy and higher education, healthcare, greater work participation, knowledge of her rights, opportunity at higher positions, enhancing self reliance & dignity by encouraging self-employment.

To present the whole process in s systematic manner, she discussed about the steps taken towards Women Organization in our country. Step One included the formation of forums at tribal, rural, sub-urban, urban level in Phase 1, in Phase 2 at the state level, Phase 3 for the regions, and Phase 4 as national forum. Step Two was working on enhancing awareness amongst women by confidence building exercises, educating both male and female, changing the basic attitudes and values for acceptance and making them come out of the shell of inferiority. Step Three was about providing freedom to be involved in decision making in all the critical issues, so socio-economic importance, self and the nation, physical or the psychological. Step Four is about reinforcement and continuous motivation to move on and bring a change and a paradigm shift in the roles of women in the society and their area of influence.

During the session she did another team activity "Blind Trust" to show that women trust more on men. The need to level the trust is the quest for empowerment for women. While concluding, she emphasised that anyone can reach at the top anyway, but to sustain there, one has to prove his worth, and it's the onus of future managers to take the charge and make every effort to make talent the only parameter, not the gender.

Concluded.

Contributed by -
Gitanjali Sharma,
PGDMHR 2008,
IMI, Delhi.

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