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ASSOCIATION OF INDIAN UNIVERSITIES AIU House, 16, Comrade Indrajit Gupta Marg New Delhi 110 002 EPABX : 011-23230059, FAX : 011-23232131 E-mail IDs : [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Website : http://www.aiu.ac.in The payment to Association of Indian Universities may be made using any of the following modes : A. IN CASH : The required amount could be remitted directly to our Saving Account in any branches of Canara Bank. B. DEMAND DRAFT ONLY : Such instrument is required to be prepared be in the name of “ASSOCIATION OF INDIAN UNIVERSITIES” (payable at New Delhi), preferably from the Nationalised Banks ONLY. C. CHEQUES OF ANY KIND ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. D. Also, the Demand Drafts of Banks falling under the categories of “Grameen’, ‘Sahakari’, Co-operative and alike are NOT ACCEPTABLE. Hence, Colleges/ Institutions/ Universities may send the requisite amount by NEFT/RTGS through these banks for crediting the amount directly to our Account. E. 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It is the day Celebrating International Women’s Day: to reassure the respect and dignity deserved by women. It is a day to Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World 3 recognize the efforts of women, and to stand by her as a united force National Education Policy–2020: A to advance gender equality around the world. It is the day to reassert Framework for Inclusion of Women the roles and responsibilities of men and women in moving forward as Benchmark for Development 5 to a future that is sustainable, peaceful and harmonious. Together we Gender Sensitization through Higher Education: A Move towards Creating Egalitarian and all can create an inclusive world. For this, the world needs women in Equanimous Society# 9 equal number at every table where decisions are being made. A Study on the Status of Women Empowerment in Modern India 15 International Women’s Day has assumed a new global significance An Explorative Study on Gender Inequality for women in developed and developing countries alike. It provides and Women Empowerment through Various opportunity to the women to celebrate the professional and personal Indicators in India 23 accomplishments in their feat to become empowered; success in Convocation breaking the rigid stereotypes and coming out as strong powerful Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed women; share and learn from national and international experiences to be University), Chennai 30 and build cooperation. Most importantly, the day instigates to Campus News 33 contemplate the ways to combat the challenges of gender bias and Theses of the Month inequality hindering the contentment in the life of women. It is also (Science & Technology) 38 a day to critically reflect on the accomplishments in the efforts of Advertisement 44 women empowerment; take stock of things yet to be accomplished in New Subscription Tariff this direction and create a greater momentum towards creating gender (Effective April 01, 2020) equality and empowerment of women. Inland Foreign Reportedly, the International Women’s Day first emerged from Institutions Academics/ Airmail Surface the activities of labor movements at the turn of the twentieth century Students Mail (at residential address only) across North America and Europe. The first National Woman’s Day was Rs. Rs. US$ US$ observed in the United States on February 28, 1909, which the Socialist 1 year 1250.00 500.00 210.00 170.00 Party of America dedicated in honor of the 1908 garment workers’ 2 years 2200.00 900.00 400.00 300.00 strike in New York where women protested against harsh working Subscription is payable in advance by Bank conditions. In 1917, women in Russia chose to protest and strike Draft/MO only in favour of Association of under the slogan ‘Bread and Peace’ on the 8th March. Their movement Indian Universities, New Delhi. ultimately led to the enactment of women’s suffrage in Russia. In Opinions expressed in the articles are those 1945, the Charter of United Nations became the first international of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the agreement to affirm the principle of equality between women and men. Association. The United Nations celebrated its first official International Women’s th Editorial Committee Chairperson: Day on 8 March during International Women’s Year in 1975. Two Dr (Ms) Pankaj Mittal years later, in December 1977, the General Assembly proclaimed the Editorial Committee: United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace to be Dr Baljit Singh Sekhon Dr Amarendra Pani observed on any day of the year by Member States, in accordance with Dr Youd Vir Singh their historical and national traditions. Subsequently, International Editor: Dr Sistla Rama Devi Pani * Editor, University News, Association of Indian Universities, AIU House, 16 Comrade Indrajit Gupta Marg (Kotla Marg), New Delhi-110 002. E-mail: rama.pani2013@ #Let’sBeatCoronaTogether gmail.com UNIVERSITY NEWS, 59(10) MARCH 08-14, 2021 3 Women’s Day is celebrated on 8th March every year. occupation, trade or business”. Thus, every woman It is celebrated on different specific themes every has a constitutional right to participate in public year. This year, the UNESCO’s theme to celebrate employment. But incidences of sexual harassment International Women’s Day is ‘Women in leadership: even if it is online denies this right to women and Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World’. places them at an inequitable position in comparison to men, adversely affecting their ability to realize their Incidentally, sufferings of the women seem to constitutionally guaranteed right. recur in different forms in different situations. With new situations in this COVID-19 era, where the Sexual harassment of women is also a violation world has become synonymous to online technology, of the right to life and personal liberty as mentioned the women suffering too took a new form. The in Article 21 that no person shall be deprived of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) his life or personal liberty. As per Article 21 of the has come as a blessing to human civilization to Constitution of India, every woman is entitled to the maintain the connectivity of the people around the elimination of obstacles and of discrimination based globe enabling seamless functioning of almost all on gender. Since the ‘Right to Work’ and ‘Right to activities which could be done without physical Live Life with Dignity’ depends on the availability contact. The social networking sites have developed of a safe working environment, the hazards posed by a new area for socializing as well, irrespective of sexual harassment need to be removed for these rights any gender distinction. Women are much exulted to have a meaning. The preamble of the Constitution with the provision of online shopping, net banking, of India contemplates that it will secure to all its e-Ticketing to e-Tax filling etc which has made life citizens – ‘Equality of Status and Opportunity’. very easy. Unfortunately, women could not escape the Sexual Harassment in the campuses even it is through harassment even on this online media. Rather, it has online mode, deny this right to women workers as become more rampant in the form of cyber crimes. well as women students. Cyber crimes are offences committed against In the end, I would like to reiterate as we all individuals or a group of individuals with a criminal know, Gender is not a women’s issue; it is general motive to intentionally harm the reputation of the issue for all as unequal gender relations hinder the victim or cause physical or mental abuse to the victim directly or indirectly using modern internet, development of both men and women to their fullest mobile phones etc. Though anybody can be victim capacities. While girls endure unwarranted social of cyber-crimes, data reveal that the cyber crimes control, discrimination and domination, boys too against woman are on the raise and women have been suffer from the stereotyping that exists in a patriarchal drastically victimized by obscene e-mails, stalking culture. Discouraged from being emotional, gentle or by using chat rooms, websites etc.; developing fearful they are thrust into the role of breadwinners, pornographic video where women are depicted in protectors, and warriors.