The United Nations Information Centre for India & Bhutan and SheSays together celebrated the International Youth Day
The speakers were eminent personalities from the
fields of Public Policy, Business, Entertainment, Media and Social Service and
attendees were selected young leaders, entrepreneurs, students, diplomats,
social activists as well as media representatives.
SheSaysis
an initiative aimed to create an environment of zero tolerance to violence against
women in India by educating the society with pertinent information regarding
the laws and procedure of the Land; further building a network of support that
recognises all levels of sexual abuse and provides the necessary means to fight
it.
The agenda for the event was Speaking up for ‘her’ and every
speaker related their field and experience in order to speak about what’s
required in order to champion this cause. A few speakers with excerpts from
their sessions at the event are included below.
Dr.Satyapal
Singh -
"We have an illustrious past, heritage and culture. But we aren't teaching
the right values today" to which the hosts, Karan Talwar and
Brijul (renowned Comedians and youth influencers) questioned
"Looking back, couldn't it be possible that sexual abuse was still rampant
but now more so than ever the society is speaking up vocally against it- hence
the increase in reported cases"
Panel 1: EQUAL AND FULL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN BEING THE GREATEST UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF THE 21ST CENTURY
Ms. Erica D'souza (Radio Host) in conversation with Ms. Anju Pandey (Head, Ending Violence Against Women, UN Women), Ms. ZarinaScrewvala (Managing Trustee, Swades Foundation) and Ms. Robin Chaurasiya (Social Activist & Founder, Kranti)
'From anonymous to autonomous status for women and discussing women empowerment through economic equality'
Mr. ThiruSridharan - 'Educational Institutes need to incorporate
women safety as part of its curriculum'
Panel 2: ANALYSING THE CURRENT CULTURE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS SEXISM AND GENDER.
Mr. Rajiv Chandran (National Information Officer, UNIC) in conversation with Dr.Nandita Shah (Co-Director, Akshara Centre) and ParmeshShahani (Yale World Fellow & Head, Godrej India Culture Lab)
MrunaliniDeshmukh - NEED FOR UNIFORM CIVIL CODE AS A TOOL FOR
GENDER EQUALITY AND IMPACT OF JUSTICE VERMA COMMITTEE'
'Rape is a rape, irrespective of whether within marriage or outside. Marriage does not mean implied sex'
Trisha Shetty - "Unfortunately
we've built a tolerance towards sexual offences. We need to say no from the
beginning"
The event ended with
the launch of the SheSays website which is the one-stop portal which provides
exhaustive information on sexual offences recognised against women by the
Indian law, to help one get acquainted with their rights and identify acts of
abuse.
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