A guest lecture on gender
sensitization was conducted by Mrs Renuka Mukkadam, consultant at SATHI-CEHAT on July 12, 2017. The session was interactive and started with a short animation clip highlighting the gender stereotypes. Mrs
Renuka explained what constitutes as sexual harassment i.e. any verbal/non-verbal
physical intimidation of a person owing to their gender which violates their
personal space and their being.
Students were also introduced to the roles imposed on the people on the basis of their gender and the need to break free from them. Gender Equality and Women safety are some of the issues of the hour. These are the issues that have an impact not just on women but the society as a whole, at micro and macro levels.
The lecture focused on gender equality,
existing stereotypes, victims, social environment their impact and loss
pertaining to sexual harassment. Mrs Renuka started the session with a clip
that highlighted the stereotype imposed on males and females. Students were
asked to recall the stereotypes they have faced based on their gender –the toys
they played with and their experience.
Sexual Harassment
A
short film on sexual harassment at work was shown. Miss Renuka then went on to
give real life examples of sexual harassment and the laws in place. She also
explained about Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal Act, 2013. This act also
covers students patients at hospitals along with employees atworkplace. She
elaborated upon the definition of sexual harassment, internal complaint
committee and the legal consequences.
It was a lively two hour session. Mrs Renuka
interacted with the students and asked them to put their questions forward. She
explained the students about the guidelines on Women’s safety and also focused
on Gender Equality.
Mrs
Renuka concluded her lecture with some food for thought by stating “Men of
quality respect Women’s equality.” The session definitely had an impact on the students
making them aware of their duties, rights and privileges.
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