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DESCRIPTION:The IEEE DEIS Student Branch Chapter at IIT Kanpur\, India orga
 nised a panel discussion on March 7\, 2023\, in the honour of the Internat
 ional Women's Day celebration. The event was organised in hybrid mode with
  some of our panellists: Dr. C. K. Sahu\, Ms. Atika Srivastava\, Mr. Himan
 shu Gupta and Ms. Pratyasha Das along with the moderator Dr. Nandini Gupta
  present offline at ACES-214\, EE Department\, IIT Kanpur while another pa
 nellist\, Dr. Alok R. Verma was present online through WebEx platform. The
  event had both offline and online participation of around thirty.\n\nThe 
 theme of the panel discussion was “Together Towards Gender Equity” whe
 re the panellists addressed several challenges faced by women in professio
 nal life and the role of men towards gender equity.\n\nDr. Sahu highlighte
 d the urgency of promoting equality and providing equal opportunities to w
 omen\, considering the centuries of unequal treatment they have endured. M
 s. Atika emphasized the importance of incentivizing society to understand 
 the significance of women empowerment beyond just accelerating the process
  of change. Dr. Verma discussed the role of individual efforts and the psy
 chological empowerment of women\, with men contributing to the cause direc
 tly or indirectly through women. Mr. Himanshu highlighted the embedded pat
 riarchal bias in society and the need for proactive measures from institut
 ions to address women's issues in leadership roles. Ms. Pratyasha touched 
 upon the fine line between equality and equity and expressed the need for 
 awareness programs at the ground level to provide equal opportunities to a
 ll women.\n\nThe moderator\, Dr. Nandini Gupta\, wrapped up the discussion
  within an hour (3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. IST)\, summarizing the views of th
 e panellists on critical questions such as whether women should rely on in
 stitutional support or take it upon themselves\, and how gender equity ben
 efits all stakeholders in the workplace and family\, including men. The di
 scussion was engaging and featured diverse perspectives from the audience 
 coming from different academic backgrounds.\n\nRoom: 214\, Bldg: ACES\, EE
  Department\, Academic Area\, IIT KANPUR\, Kanpur\, Uttar Pradesh\, India\
 , 208016\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/355714
LOCATION:Room: 214\, Bldg: ACES\, EE Department\, Academic Area\, IIT KANPU
 R\, Kanpur\, Uttar Pradesh\, India\, 208016\, Virtual: https://events.vtoo
 ls.ieee.org/m/355714
ORGANIZER:ieeedeissbc.iitk@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:"Together Towards Gender Equity"\, a Panel Discussion on the occasi
 on of the International Women's Day
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X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The IEEE DEIS Student Branch Chapter at II
 T Kanpur\, India organised a panel discussion on March 7\, 2023\, in the h
 onour of the International Women's Day celebration. The event was organise
 d in hybrid mode with some of our panellists: Dr.&nbsp\;C. K. Sahu\, Ms. A
 tika Srivastava\, Mr.&nbsp\;Himanshu Gupta and Ms.&nbsp\;Pratyasha Das alo
 ng with the moderator Dr. Nandini Gupta present offline at ACES-214\, EE D
 epartment\, IIT Kanpur while another panellist\, Dr. Alok R. Verma was pre
 sent online through WebEx platform. The event had both offline and online 
 participation of around thirty.</p>\n<p>The theme of the panel discussion 
 was &ldquo\;Together Towards Gender Equity&rdquo\; where the panellists ad
 dressed several challenges faced by women in professional life and the rol
 e of men towards gender equity.</p>\n<p>Dr. Sahu highlighted the urgency o
 f promoting equality and providing equal opportunities to women\, consider
 ing the centuries of unequal treatment they have endured. Ms. Atika emphas
 ized the importance of incentivizing society to understand the significanc
 e of women empowerment beyond just accelerating the process of change. Dr.
  Verma discussed the role of individual efforts and the psychological empo
 werment of women\, with men contributing to the cause directly or indirect
 ly through women. Mr. Himanshu highlighted the embedded patriarchal bias i
 n society and the need for proactive measures from institutions to address
  women's issues in leadership roles. Ms. Pratyasha touched upon the fine l
 ine between equality and equity and expressed the need for awareness progr
 ams at the ground level to provide equal opportunities to all women.</p>\n
 <p>The moderator\, Dr. Nandini Gupta\, wrapped up the discussion within an
  hour (3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. IST)\, summarizing the views of the panellis
 ts on critical questions such as whether women should rely on institutiona
 l support or take it upon themselves\, and how gender equity benefits all 
 stakeholders in the workplace and family\, including men. The discussion w
 as engaging and featured diverse perspectives from the audience coming fro
 m different academic backgrounds.</p>
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