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Mayor calls meeting of women councilors of tricity to work together in the field of women empowerment

Written by  Joshi -- July 13th 2017 07:38 PM -- Updated: July 14th 2017 05:37 PM
Mayor calls meeting of women councilors of tricity to work together in the field of women empowerment

Mayor calls meeting of women councilors of tricity to work together in the field of women empowerment

Chandigarh: Smt. Asha Jaswal, Mayor of Chandigarh today called a meeting of all the women councilors of tricity in which Smt. Latika Sharma, MLA, Kalka, Smt. Harjinder Kaur, Chairperson, Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Social activist Charu Devgan and other representatives of women organizations were also present. In addition, after the meeting, all the participants visited Mahila Bhawan.

During the meeting following key points on women empowerment were discussed: · A joint seminar on women empowerment will be organized in Chandigarh. · Exhibition for women will be organized at Mahila Bhawan and various NGOs working in the field of women empowerment will be involved. · The team also discussed and decided to work in the field of women empowerment by following various aspects including Creating a safe space, Support independence and mobility, Teach women to read, Increase family savings and income, Teach job skills and seed businesses, Build self-esteem and confidence, Boost decision-making power etc. · The committee observed that by building social networks, women will have more support and greater opportunities to effect change in their communities.
—PTC News

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