A two-day national conference on “ Developmental Imperatives: The Role of Gender” will be held at Doon University from February 22.
A large number of academicians, research scholars , NGOs and students will gather at the university’s sprawling campus at Kedarpuram in the Doon valley to discuss themes like Gender and Entrepreneurship, Gender and Environment ,Gender and Work, Gender and Regional Dynamics, Gender and Governance,Gender in the Academic workplace ,Gender and Violence, and Gender and Equality.
Professor VK Jain, Vice Chancellor of the Doon University, is the patron of the conference and the advisory committee consists of Dr BM Harbola, Professor Kusum Arunanchalam and Dr Rajesh Kumar. Professor Jain, the Vice Chancellor of the University , said that the need of the hour was to bring about true socio-economic empowerment of women of the country ,across regions and classes.
Dr Prachi Pathak, convener of the conference, said that it was envisaged to bring out the important papers presented at the conference in the form of a book . She said the conference was an attempt to identify and reflect upon the complex set of challenges facing our country from the gender perspective and hopes to have inputs from policy makers, Government officials and women .
Despite enormous contribution women have made in diverse fields they continue to struggle for their basic rights. In the backdrop of new economic policy, the gender gaps in various indices of development have widened and social inequalities have deepened in numerous ways .