Women Empowerment and Gender Equality are the most important requirements for the upliftment and progress of our nation. In the effort to make Dronacharya College of Engineering a strong kernel of gender sensitization, The Cell has both the faculty and students of the College as its members and works with an aim to create a gender sensitized community within campus as well as in the society. It has been organizing varied academic, technical, medical, cultural and social events for the upliftment of women and spread the real importance of gender equality in the society through College students.

Objectives

• To promote a culture of respect and equality for female gender.
• To invite experts in various fields to conduct technical sessions, demonstrations etc.
• To stress upon the development of women in every sphere.
• To organize events and activities for women empowerment and make arrangements for the students to participate in off-campus activities of international, national, state and local level competitions.
• To create an environment that will help women realize their full potential and give their best.

Roles and Responsibilities

• To encourage female students to be self-reliant and economically independent.
• To organize awareness programs for the empowerment of women.
• To spread awareness among the students about the social, legal and constitutional rights of women in order to prevent the exploitation based on gender.
• Making females cognizant about different kinds of violence: sexual, physical and mental and to further equip them with the knowledge and strength to fight against them.
• Creating awareness about the need of gender equality.
• To create a conducive counseling environment for female gender to share their problems.
• To take care of any issues related to women sexual harassment issues and redress their grievances.

Committee Members