Seminar on ‘Women empowerment in J&K’ held at CUK

Ganderbal, March 09: The School of Education, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) organised a one-day national seminar on “Women Empowerment in Jammu and Kashmir: Reflections from Ancient Knowledge Traditions,” to commemorate the international women’s day here Thursday, under the auspices of G20 presidency of India.
Vice Chancellor, Prof. Farooq Ahmad Shah, Registrar, Prof. M Afzal Zargar, Dean School of Business Studies, Prof. Fayaz Ahmad Nikka, Dean SoE, Prof. Syed Zahoor Ahmad Geelani, faculty members, scholars and students were also present on the occasion.
Addressing the gathering, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Farooq Ahmad Shah said, the women across the globe have proved their mettle in every field and sphere of life. “The need of the hour is to give space to them in the field of Governance and Economics so that they would contribute immensely in these and give an entirely new dimension to the women empowerment,” Prof. Farooq Shah said, adding the women have transformed the social fabric of the society by successfully shouldering the responsibilities with their male counterparts and also completing all the domestic chores, including the upbringing of the children. Prof. Shah advocated for providing a level playing field to the women folk.
Speaking on the occasion, Registrar, Prof. M Afzal Zargar said, the women across the world, particularly in Kashmir, are fulfilling their roles and responsibilities, both in the professional field and at respective homes, successfully. “Women were discriminated on several fronts, but with the passage of time, they have bravely fought and countered the patriarchal mind-set and are now excelling in all the fields, thus giving a tough competition to men,” Prof. Zargar said, adding that the empowerment of women is the empowerment of society at large. He called for holding of more such programmes to provide a platform to the women to share their thoughts and ideas vis-à-vis women empowerment.