While addressing a national webinar organised by Centre for Women’s Studies, Banaras Hindu University, Prof Asha Shukla, Vice Chancellor, Dr BR Ambedkar University of Social Sciences, Mhow and Chairperson of UGC Women’s Studies Standing Committee, said that during Covid-19, women have played their social and academic roles well. Keeping in mind the global context, she emphasised that human co-existence between idealistic and materialistic ideology is necessary. At the community level, this co-existence is lacking.
Prof Shukla described women as inherently skilled managers. She added that in this global crisis, every section of society will have to work in a cooperative manner. Even though the responsibilities of women in domestic circles increased during this period of crisis, it is a matter of great concern that the graph of violence against women has also increased. Women associated with academic and social sectors are working in better coordination with their household and family roles along with their professional responsibilities.
During the National Webinar on ‘Covid-19 The Opportunity to Design an Inclusive Society, Prof Sushma Yadav,Vice Chancellor, Bhagat Phool Singh Women University, Haryana, Dr Archana Thakur, UGC Joint Secretary and other academic and administrative scholars working on women’s issues shared their views and gave insight on the issues of Gender Equality and a Sensible Society.