International Women\u2018s Day was celebrated on March 8th, 2018 at the International School of Business and Research, Bangalore. First instituted by the United Nations (UN) on March 8th, during the International Women\u2019s Year of 1975, the day Symbolizes a significant opportunity for individuals, COMmunities, and countries to celebrate the progress, great achievements, contributions, various Challenges faced by women, build broad support for Women\u2019s rights, and work towards the full and equal partiCipation of women within all areas of society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Guests of Honour for the event were Mrs. K.Kirthana, a 41-year-old athlete, who won a bronze medal in the women\u2019s 35+ 400m hurdles in the last edition of the World Masters Athletics held in Brazil and Mrs. Reshma Mahaboob who is successfully WOLking in a Managerial\u00a0post at a multinational company for many years. The lively program at ISBR, organized\u00a0by students\u2019\u00a0groups\u00a0and\u00a0the college\u2019s Cultural club, featured a wide variety of events, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
including a skit based on harassment, self-defense techniques, musical performance, poetry etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event was highly significant because, it provided everyone an opportunity to recognize the monumental contributions of women to our society, and it helped spread awareness amongst the youth about the same. This sentiment was shared by many of the events\u2019 participants and attendees including the faculty members, students, and the guests. One of the program\u2019s great highlights was the skit based on harassment and gender inequality performed by 1st year MBA students. Worldwide, women continue to contribute to social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. Same time the progress towards gender equality has slowed down in many places. As per the World Economic Forum prediction in the year 2014, it would take 2095 to achieve global gender parity, however, one year later in 2015, they estimated a slowed down progress in the already glacial pace of progress. This meant that gender parity wouldn\u2019t be achieved until 2133. Everyone \u2013 men and women \u2013 can pledge to take a concrete step to help achieve gender parity more quickly \u2013 whether to help women and girls achieve their ambitions, call for gender-balanced leadership, respect and value difference, develop more inclusive and flexible cultures, or root out workplace bias. Each of us can be a leader within our own spheres of influence and commit to. take practical actions to accelerate gender equality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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