WOMEN EMPOWERMENT CEL
Mahendra College of Engineering established a Women Empowerment Cell in September 2013 to empower women and help them in all walks of life.
VISION
- Maintaining and strengthening the status of Women.
MISSION
- To create awareness of feminine potential.
OBJECTIVES OF WEC
- To create social awareness about the problems of women and in particular regarding gender discrimination.
- To develop the self confidence of Women.
- To guide about Women Welfare Laws.
- To assert the importance of spiritual, economic, social, racial and gender equality.
- To highlight the importance of health and hygiene.
- To directs Women’s role in the society. To develop multidisciplinary approach for the overall personality development.
- To organize seminars, workshops relating to women development.
- To prevent sexual harassment and to promote general well-being of female students, teaching and non teaching women staff of the College.
- To provide and maintain a dignified, congenial working environment for women employees and students, where they can work, study and explore their potential to the fullest.
ACTIVITIES
- Create social awareness about the problems of women and in particular regarding gender discrimination.
- Encourage participation of working in the area of women’s development in the activities of the Cell.
- Organize seminars, workshops for creating general awareness and orientation of students, teachers, and non-teaching staff for their active and sustained participation in the activities of Cell.
- Organize various types of training programmes and create awareness about self-employment schemes for the encouragement of self-reliance among women.
ROLES AND FUNCTIONS
- To encourage involvement through academic, cultural and outreach activities such as talks, seminars, workshops, community action, drama, street theatre, poster-making etc.
- To become a resource centre for women and provide a forum for exchange of ideas.
- To review safety and security measures for female employees and girl students at Francis Xavier Engineering college campus.
- The cell intends to bring girl students to the forefront of different activities in the college by offering various facilities and benefits to them. It provides a platform for the female students to explore their co-curricular abilities.
Composition:
The members of the committee for the current academic year 2022 - 23
| S. No | Name of the members | Academic Designation | Position | Phone/WhatsApp Number | Mail ID |
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Faculty Members |
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| 1 |
Dr.M.Suganthi |
HoD/ECE | Co-ordinator | 9443304386 | hodece@mahendracollege.com |
| 2 |
Dr.H.Lilly Beaulah |
HoD/CSE | Member | 9487792406 | hodcse@mahendracollege.com |
| 3 |
Dr.T.Akila |
HoD/IT | Member | 9894857325 | hodit@mahendracollege.com |
| 4 |
Dr.S.Rajalaxmi |
HoD/BME | Member | 9865147730 | hodbiomed@mahendracollege.com |
| 5 |
Prof.A.Naseem Banu |
HoD/English | Member | 9384930487 | hodenglish@mahendracollege.com |
| 6 |
Prof.Helan Margret Joy |
HoD/Chemistry | Member | 9791619710 | hodchemistry@mahendracollege.com |
| 7 |
Prof.P.Parameshwari |
HoD/Maths | Member | 9578186809 | hodmaths@mahendracollege.com |
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Student Members |
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| 1 |
Mosika.S |
IV Year, ECE | Student Member | 9843947076 | 621519106046mosika.ece@gmail.com |
| 2 |
Anusuya R |
III Year, EEE | Student Member | 9865373021 | 2020anusuyarajan@gmail.com |
| 3 |
Nija.M |
III Year, IT | Student Member | 9944484794 | Nijamichael003@gmail.com |
| 4 |
Kiruthika.C |
IV Year, BME | Student Member | 8925443937 | kiruthikachinnasamy129@gmail.com |
| 5 |
Mathumitha.R |
IV Year, CSE | Student Member | 6374930271 | mathumithumitha@gmail.com |
| 6 |
Charulatha.S |
III Year, ECE | Student Member | 8110970789 | rechelcharu@gmail.com |
Programme List:
|
Categories |
Title of the Programme |
Resource Person |
Duration |
No of Participants Attended |
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Seminar |
Cyber security : How to keep your data safe for women? |
Mr.M.Rajkumar |
21.03.2023 |
90 (Internal Participants) |
|
Womens Day Celebration |
International Women’s Day Celebration |
Mrs.Anna Bharathi
|
20.03.2023 |
370 (Internal Participants) |
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Seminar |
Make innovation a core value for women |
Mr.V.Rajkumar |
15.02.2023 |
90 (Internal Participants) |
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Webinar |
Secret’s of Women’s on Balancing Job and Personal Life |
Ms.Saveetha, |
28.11.2022 |
69 (Internal Participants) |
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Webinar |
Women’s Do’s & Don’t on Uterus Health |
Dr.V.Dhavasree, |
18.11.2022 |
91 (Internal Participants) |
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Workshop |
The Significance of Menstrual Hygiene Management and Gender Sensitization on Psychosocial Outcomes for Adolescent Girls in and around Salem District |
1.Dr.S.Durgalakshmi |
29.08.2022 & 30.08.2022 |
120 (Internal and External Participants) |
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Webinar |
Women's Political Empowerment and Leadership |
Dr.S.Durgalakshmi |
18.08.2022 |
85 (Internal Participants) |
|
Seminar |
Empowerment of Women through Legal Rights, Issues and Challenges |
Dr.S.Durgalakshmi |
06.04.2022 |
200 (Internal Participants) |
|
Webinar |
Awareness on Female Urinal Device |
Dr.Dhavashree.V |
01.04.2022 |
114 (Internal Participants) |
|
Womens Day Celebration |
Women’s Participation and Leadership in Society |
Dr.K.Karlin Mary, |
12.03.2022 |
380 (Internal and External Participants) |
|
Seminar |
Psychosocial Support for College Children during COVID-19 |
Dr.S. Raj Arul Mercy |
25.02.2022 |
134 (Internal Participants) |
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Guest Lecture |
Health, Hygiene and Well-being among adolescents |
Dr.M.Gowri |
28.01.2022 |
85 (Internal Participants) |
|
Webinar |
Empowering Girl Child Education for National Development |
Ms.Poonam Sherawat, |
26.01.2022 |
100 (Internal Participants) |
|
International Webinar |
Empowerment of Research culture for |
Dr. Rowena Cristina L.Guevara, |
22.01.2022 |
100 |
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Webinar |
Rise and shine give them a chance |
Dr.J.Helan Margret Joy |
27.12.2021 |
90 (Internal Participants) |
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Guest Lecture |
The Contribution of Women in Engineering |
Dr.L.Jayanthi Kesavan |
21.12.2021 |
69 (Internal Participants) |
|
Webinar |
Awareness of Women Upliftment |
Mrs.C.Gilda Saroja |
02.12.2021 |
69 (Internal Participants) |
|
Webinar |
Role of Women in Economic development |
Dr.Raj Arul Mercy |
16.11.2021 |
69 (Internal Participants) |
|
Webinar |
Stay Strong With Resilience And Hope |
Dr. Manjula Sularia |
14.06.2021 |
89 |
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Womens Day Celebration |
Womens Day Celebration |
Mrs.R.Sasikala, |
13.03.2021 |
79 |
|
Webinar |
My Journey – From Village Girl to |
Dr.Santhini Ramasamy |
13.06.2020 |
89 |