The Life Skills Committee organized an Online Life Skills Session as a part of 30 Hours Certificate Course for First Year BBA(Financial Services) Students on 26th June 2021 from 11:00 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. using Google Meet Platform. The topic of the session was “Gender Sensitivity”.
The main objectives of the session were:
- To create awareness about gender related issues, vulnerability of women and men.
- To create awareness about government schemes, acts & rights related to women.
- To bring about a positive change for communicating with each other, and creating a better and more informed society.
The Resource Person for the session was Ms. Siddhi M. Parodkar, Practicing Advocate.
At the outset, Assistant Professor Ms. Lizia V. Gomes welcomed the Resource Person followed by the Introduction of the Speaker by Ms. Ismaela Miranda from First Year BBA(FS) – A.
Ms. Siddhi Parodkar started the session with a brief introduction on the topic Gender Sensitivity. She further provided an elaborate explanation on the following topics:
- What is Gender Sensitivity
- Why gender sensitivity is important
- How gender plays a role
- Why there is a need for gender sensitization
- How important is gender sensitivity in our society
- Gender sensitivity issues and challenges.
- The sexual harassment of women at workplace:
- What is Sexual Harassment?
- What kinds of behaviour are considered as sexual harassment?
- POSH Act
- Guidelines (“Vishaka Guidelines”) for dealing with instances of sexual harassment at the workplace.
- Body Shaming:
- What is Body Shaming?
- Body Shaming manifests in many ways:
- Criticizing your own appearance.
- Criticizing another’s appearance in front of them.
- Criticizing another’s appearance without their knowledge.
- What are the effects of body shaming?
- How to overcome and deal with body shaming?
The session also laid emphasis on Gender Sensitivity and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC) and ways to promote gender equality in daily life.
Ms. Siddhi Parodkar concluded the session by stating that gender sensitivity is a basic requirement to understand the sensitive needs of a particular gender.
25 First Year BBA(FS) Students attended the session, which ended at 12:30 p.m. with a Vote of Thanks delivered by Ms. Mashuka Rodrigues from FY BBA(FS) – A. The session was compered and coordinated by Assistant Professor Ms. Lizia V. Gomes.
