Dr. Pushpinder Bhatia, Fulbright Nehru Fellow and the Principal of Guru Nanak College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mumbai to be the Key Note Speaker for the session “Promoting and practicing Gender Equality” at the 2nd International Better Learning & Teaching Conference.
Dr. Bhatia has completed her post-graduation in Physics and her doctoral work was in Magnetic Materials from the University of Mumbai. She has completed her postdoctoral work in Biophysics. She has held important positions, such as Director, Quality Assurance Cell, Nodal Officer of Community College, Co-ordinator of the STAR-Program of Dept of Biotechnology in her institute. She has authored over 30 Research papers , 02 books and has one patent to her credit. As a Ph.D. supervisor, she guides students in the Materials Research Centre in her college She is a strong advocate of developing skill based vocational programs as a part of higher education and is passionate about gender empowerment through employability.
The National Population Policy 2000 included empowering women for health and nutrition as one of its strategic themes, and India has also committed to promoting gender equality and empowering women through the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). However, there is still work to be done in order to fully address the gender gap and promote gender diversity in India. The Global Gender Gap Index 2022 ranks India at 135 out of 146 countries. While this is an improvement from 2021, when India was ranked 140 out of 156 countries, the rank shows that there is still much work to be done. The Index measures various aspects of gender equality, and India fares poorly in terms of economic participation, which includes the percentage of women in the workforce and wage equality for similar work, ranking 143 out of 146 countries.
Mr. Baljit Singh, CEO Ajuba & Chairman, Roar 4 Change said, “A knowledge economy in India will require employees to be equipped with a wider range of skills, ranging from driving innovation, problem-solving, interpersonal and the most important understanding and practicing gender equality skills.”
About International Better Learning & Teaching Conference 2023
Taking a leap ahead in Education, Roar 4 Change is hosting the 2nd flagship Conference – “International Better Learning & Teaching 2023” on Feb 10– 11, 2023 in Belapur, Navi Mumbai. The second edition of this Conference will cover the extensive range of education requirements and has participants from leading education institutes from Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Punjab.
For any further information on the conference, please contact Mr. Baljit Singh via email [email protected]
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