International Women’s Day Celebrated at Emax

To portray the power of women in the corporate world, Emax Group of Institutions celebrated International Women’s Day at College Campus. Faculty members of Emax College of Education gave presentations on biographies of various business leaders like, Indra Nooyi of Pepsi Company , Chanda Kochar of ICICI Bank, Niana Lal Kidwani of HSBC India, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw of Biocon, Shahnaz Hussain an Beauty Expert, Vinita Bali of Britannia etc. Interactive lectures on domestic violence, importance of girl education, female infanticide, computer literacy, grooming and self-dependence were conducted A talk on “Do women make better bosses?” was also organized by the Emax College of Management.

Shalini Malviya, Renowned Social Activist, Director of Idea Foundation – A IT Company working on Global Projects and Ms. Suneeta Dhariwal Jangid Renowned Social Activist were the Special guests on the occasion.

Ms. Shalini Malviya in his keynote address said that women empowerment is necessary for inclusive growth of the nation. She called upon every one to join the movement for true empowerment and help end the gender war. She shared her views that women should not look forward for women empowerment but should empower themselves with the right education and change in approach towards womanhood. Suneeta Dhariwal gave numerous outstanding examples of contributions of womens in different fields like social service, education, health, sports, police, business, industry, music, dance etc. She said that men’s perception of women as equals and women’s awareness of their rights are necessary for real empowerment. She emphasized giving due importance to “self”, which the women in their multi-faceted roles as daughter, sister, wife and mother.

Chairman of the Group, Om Prakash Aggarwal while addressing the audience said that its not only the men who can excel in the business world, the above names are a live example in history which prove that if given a chance women can perform far better than men. He emphasized that the girl students of this college should learn from these great personalities and adopt them as their role models so that they can achieve great heights.

Rajiv Bansal, Finance Secretary said it was the contribution of the ladies on the family front which relieved their husbands from family commitments and who in turn could concentrate on their professional commitments. Ladies were apprised of their rights and privileges and also reminded of their duties that they have to discharge to make this world a better place.