The Bhopal Branch of Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (ICAI) held the Conference on the eve of International Women’s Day at Hotel Atishay on Thursday. The meet was conducted by CA Anshul Agrawal Secretary Bhopal Branch of ICAI.
More than 100 of Women CA have attended the conference. The speakers had motivated and influenced with their speeches. Preeti Mishra had spoken on “Managing Stress before It Ruins You”. Few years back, she was suffering from Breast Cancer and with her willpower she fought with it, hence becoming an inspiration for all. Another speaker Dr. Neel kamal Kapoor, Oncologist at AIIMS, Bhopal expressed her views on “Managing living and Working Imbalance” And Dr. Pooja Gupta expressed her views on “Professional opportunities in Investment Planning and Mutual Funds”.
International Women's Day is annually held on March 8 to celebrate women's feats throughout history and across nations. It is also known as the United Nations (UN) Day for Women's Rights and International Peace.
More than 2, 85,000 CA’s are there in India out of which 25.39% of total membership consists of Women members and this percentage is expected to be increased in future. ICAI has a special portal, especially for Women Chartered Accountant. There is a special committee called Women Member Empowerment Committee (WMEC) which looks to enhance the prospects of women members in ICAI.Women Chartered Accountants contribute to the growth of the nation in various accounting areas like accountancy, direct taxes, indirect taxes, company law matters, strategic decision making, international business and taxation, project finance and many other regulatory matters. Recognizing the same, steps have been taken up by ICAI to enhance their contribution in the development of the profession and of the economy as well.
The meet was headed by the Conference Chairman CA Kemisha Soni, Chairman and Committee for Capacity Building of Members in Practice of ICAI. Conference Coordinator CA Abhishek Gupta, Chairman, Bhopal Branch of CIRC of ICAI, CA Mayank Agarawal Vice Chairman were present in the meet.