On the occasion of International Women’s day on March 8, Courtyard by Marriott is organising a one-day symposium ‘STRI : I’m Every Woman’ to discuss women-centric issues and most ignored topics like financial independence, body shaming, women hygiene and gender attitudes prevailing in the society. The event will begin at 10 am and conclude at 2pm.
IG Bhopal Manish Shanker Sharma will be delivering the inaugural speech as the Guest of Honor. leading a discussion on ‘Inspiring the Working Woman of Tomorrow’, General Manager, Multi-Property Vice President (MPVP) for East India and General Manager for JW Marriott Kolkata Ranju Alex will talk about empowering the young women of the society.
SDG Railway Police Anuradha Shanker the special guest of the symposium will share her views on gender issues, women rights and job opportunities in the present times. Also, many renowned personalities will talk about several key issues like, ‘Vocation as a Woman Entrepreneur’ (Shibani Ghosh), ‘Finding Your Strengths’ (Nidhi Agarwal), and ‘Importanceof Education for the Girl Child’ (Sujata lakhani).
About the growing health issues among women, mostly the threats of breast and cervical cancer Dr Shalini Kapoor will talk about the taboos in our society and how we can overcome it.
General Manager, Courtyard by Marriott Elton Hurtis, said “It becomes much more important to table the issues because of the increasing violence and insecure environment towards women in India.”
Hurtis informed that the second half of the programme will have a panel discussion which will discuss ‘Why India Needs To Celebrate Its Women’. The keynote speakers of the Panel discussion will be Abdul Jabbar, Farah Kidwai, Pratibha lalwani, Shashi Keswani, Ranju Alex and Chandana Arora.