Building a Gender Equality-Based Society: A Collective Responsibility

The fundamental force underlying human behavior encompasses power. The world has seen humans fighting big and magnificent battles over it. Those were the times when gender dynamics were pre-decided. Women led a sad, compromised, and powerless life and men made all the decisions. They wanted to make decisions and play pivotal roles in society, they wanted to be heard and respected.

Further changes in dynamics led to women realizing their depressed state even more, and gender-based violence was prevalent. Soon, women started fighting for gender equality. The legacy of women fighting for their rights began in 1848 with the suffrage movement. Till that time, no women could own property, they had no voting rights, and they weren't allowed to keep any money they made, they were dead in front of laws and were not allowed to enter any profession. Years have passed and women in the contemporary world can choose to do whatever they want, but still face gender discrimination daily. Therefore, we need to remind society of women’s rights and press for the need for an inclusive society.

Rally for “Gender-based equal society” held by Lords University

Our Genders Championship Club organized a vibrant rally centered around “'Building a Gender-Equal Society.’' It was heartening to witness active participation from our students, professors, deans, and H.O. Ds, all joining forces to make this event a resounding success. Dr. Rashmi Somvanshi is in charge of the Gender Championship Club and organized and conducted this event successfully. The awareness rally was conducted at Lords University, south campus of Yadav Bus (Chikani).

The rally was inaugurated by the VC of Lords University, Prof. B.S. Sharma, and Research Director Prof. Sneh Saiwal. During this event, many slogans were raised by students making sure that their point reaches everyone effectively.Our professors and students were welcomed by “Mahendra Singh Yadav” who was a former village sarpanch.Dr.Rashmi Somvanshi praised the students and the support of the village and commented “I am extremely proud of the students of Lords University for participating in this event, she also talked about how gender-inclusive society is as much important as it is crucial.She emphasized that women should feel safe in every arena of life, whether their workplace, educational institutions or even it is there homes''.

There were many professors such as Dr. Pradeep Kumar, Dr. Snehlata, Mrs. Leena Sharma, Mrs. Supriya Kanwar, Mrs. Indubala Mishra, Mrs. Chandrakanta, Mrs. Sneha Vashishtha, Mr. Amit Sharma, Mr. Vishal Singh, Mr. Manoj Saini, Mr. Guman Singh, and more professors were present for the program.By participating in the event, they all expressed their belief in education and its power to change the dynamics of the society with respect to gender.

There are so many efforts by various big organizations including the United Nations, that have made several efforts to promote gender equality.In the year 2012, all the members of the United Nations accepted the sustainable development goals.The council at the Rio de Janeiro had goals to achieve several goals to make the world a better place.Sustainable development goal 5, is to “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”.In our constitution, preamble, fundamental rights, fundamental duties and directive principle of state directive also promote gender equality.

Lords University has been very active in promoting and conducting activities for gender equality, from organizing Nukhad Nataks, to movies and this rally.Though we have to understand that changes cannot occur overnight, rather it is a long journey we should be willing to travel.