NIOS Celebrates International Women’s Day March 8, 2010

International Women’s Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. With a large number of female learners (30% approx) and a conscious attempt to produce gender receptive course material, NIOS is constantly organizing events which would sensitize its officials towards the concerned issues. On the occasion of International Women’s Day (8th March), NIOS salutes the spirit of woman by organizing a Talk on Sexual Harassment at Workplace and a Gender Sensitization Workshop within the office premises on the 8th March, 2010. The event has been organized with an objective of creating gender friendly environment at NIOS.

The Talk on Sexual Harassment at Workplace shall be delivered by Mr. Madhav Khurana, an advocate with an extensive experience record at both the High Court as well as the Supreme Court. While the workshop on Gender Sensitization would be conducted by Dr. Sudha Sood, Life Skill Expert and Director, Health Education and Learning Programmes (HELP) and Dr. Malini Kapoor, Life Skill Expert and Consultant HELP . The programme would be attended by NIOS officials at various levels.

Dr. S.S. Jena, Chairman NIOS shall be releasing a poster designed specially for this occasion.