Pondicherry University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Gurmeet Singh has urged the student community to gain awareness about women’s rights and put into practice gender justice.
Addressing a seminar on ‘Gender Sensitisation for Gender Justice’ hosted by the Centre for Women’s Studies in coordination with School of Law of the University, Prof. Singh observed that gender justice began at home in the way we treat our immediate kin.
The event was organised to raise gender awareness among the students of Pondicherry University.
The Vice-Chancellor also distributed certificates and cash awards to the winners of the “Competition for University students on laws related to women” conducted under the aegis of the National Commission for Women, New Delhi.
C. Aruna, Head (i/c), Centre for Women’s Studies, dwelt on the significance of promoting gender sensitisation for attaining gender justice. She also stressed on the importance of disseminating legal awareness.
Human rights
Prof. Gulam Dasthagir, in his concept note, pointed out how gender analysis of social justice assumes primacy in understanding women’s rights as human rights. Social legislations can be instrumental in promulgating, percolating and enforcing gender justice.
Gender sensitisation programmes of this kind lend credence to capacity building among the educated youth in preparing them to engage in advocacy, research, consultancy and awareness campaigns in recasting society with gender justice, he said.
Dr. Subhalakshmi of the School of Law underscored the relevance of promoting legal awareness about women’s rights for a gender just society.
