Women Day Week concludes at IIM Ranchi

Ranchi, 12 March 2021 (HS): IIM Ranchi celebrated the Closing Ceremony of Women’s Week on the occasion of International Woman’s Day.

The Guests of Honour of the event were Professor Virajanand Varma, Professor Shilpee A Dasgupta, Professor Divya Aggarwal and Professor Vijaya Dixit.

Professor Shailendra Singh, Director, IIM Ranchi, said, “Women are considered the epitome of power, and we worship the goddess in them. We have tried to recognize female contribution for a long time, and today, in this era, it is being recognised more than ever. The compulsory seats for women in the institutions, jobs, etc., provides a platform for them to make the world hear their voice, and the quality of discussion and contribution also increases with gender diversity. The need for the hour is to support each other and every gender and provide equal opportunities to everyone.”

The gender sensitization committee briefly described the purview of their work throughout the year, comprising a visit to Rasabeda village whereby an awareness session was organised to make all the women aware of menstrual hygiene and sanitation.

An awareness session was taken by Shaili Chopra from SheThePeople.TV in June 2020.

Moreover, it is pertinent to highlight that the gender committee is about gender equality. We celebrate every gender. Professor Virajanand Varma said, “The female in my life is extremely special to me for the roles that they played respectively. It gives a feeling of introspection when we see the struggle of females for equality. The gender pay gap has 35% of the difference in India for comparable jobs between males and females, and as the pay goes up, the difference begins to increase. There is also a need for reflection as India stands in the 112 positions out of 150 countries in the gender pay gap.”

 Professor Divya Aggarwal said, “If you educate a man, you educate a person, but if you educate a woman, you educate the entire generation. The vision of women’s day and the essence of celebrating it is when we start seeing women as performing various roles because we are more than capable of doing it.”

Professor Vijaya Dixit said, “Girls with ambition become a woman with a vision. Progress of woman ensures the progress of all. All women have to support other women so that they can also live their dreams.”