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 WDC
- 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.
Members of the Women Empowerment Cell
S.No | Name of the Member | Position | Department | Phone/WhatsApp Number | Email id |
1 | Dr.N. Mohana Sundara Raju | Chairperson | Dean-Academics | 9443695412 | dean.academic@mahendracollege.com |
2 | Dr.M.Suganthi | Coordinator | Prof & HoD / ECE | 9677439139 | hodece@mahendracollege.com |
3 | Ms. G.Shyamala | Staff member | BME | 9952673297 | shyamalag@mahendracollege.com |
4 | Indhuja.A | CSE | 8778974211 | indhujabtech14@gmail.com | |
5 | K.Jayanthi | ECE | 7904726070 | kjayanthimce@gmail.com | |
6 | Mrs.M.Inbaarasi | EEE | 8870701473 | inbaarasivijayan@gmail.com | |
7 | Dr.T.Akila | IT | 9894857325 | hodit@mahendracollege.com | |
8 | A. Naseem Banu | ENGLISH | 9787454632 | naseembanuanb@gmail.com | |
9 | Madhusri V(III Year), | Student members | BME | 9342133638 | madhusri13102001@gmail.com |
10 | Bhavadharani. M(II Year) | BME | 8610266459 | mbhavadharani23@gmail.Com | |
11 | KEERTHANA G | CSE | 8248121221 | keerthanagopi62@gmail.com | |
12 | JAYASANGARI S | CSE | 9944775414 | kumarselva6118@gmail.com | |
13 | S.Sathwegameena | EEE | 7540065319 | sathwegam@gmail.com | |
14 | ABINAYA M | IT | 7708648900 | abinayamailvannan002@gmail.com | |
15 | R.Charulatha | ECE | 8110970789 | rechelcharu@gmail.com | |
16 | B.Preethi | ECE | 6385641854 | Preethibabu12@gmail.com |
Programme List:
S.No | Categories | Title of the Programme | Resource Person | Duration | No of Participants Attended |
1. | Webinar | My Journey - From Village Girl to Toxicologist |
Dr. Santhini Ramasamy Senior Advisor and Program Support Coordinator, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Center for Public Health & Environment, Washington, District of Columbia |
13.06.2020 (05.30pm to 06.30pm) |
74 (Internal Participants) |
2. | Webinar | Womens Day Celebration – வையத்தலைமைகொள் |
Mrs.R.Sasikala, Director, The Accent, English Communication Academy |
13.03.2021 (11.00am to 12.00pm) |
79 (Internal Participants) |
3. | Webinar | Stay Strong With Resilience And Hope |
Dr. Manjula Sularia Life Skills Coach Director – Prasanchetas Foundation CEO- The Transformers Value Creators Chandigarh, India. |
14.06.2021 (03.00pm to 04.00pm) |
89 (Internal and External Participants) |
4. | International Webinar | Empowerment of Research Culture for Female Teachers |
Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara Undersecretary for Research and Development, Department of Science and Technology, Bicutan, Taguig City, Philippines |
22.01.2022 (10.30am to 11.30am) |
100 (Internal Participants) |