Women Cell, Don Bosco College(Co-Ed), Yelagiri Hills Organised a celebratory assembly on the occasion of International Women’s Day on 8th March, 2022. The students (Monalraj T, Alvin K, Sneha J) delivered a speech highlighting the theme for the year, ‘Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow’. As part of the celebration, the cell organized Speech Competition and Short film competition based on the theme. The winners were awarded prizes by the Principal and the Dean.

This celebration was extended to the students of the Government Higher Secondary School, Athanavur, where a Speech competition was conducted on the same theme. The Panchayat President Mrs Rajashri Girivelan, ward members and Self-Help group members participated in it and congratulated the winners of the competition. Mrs Rajashri stressed that women should be courageous and self-motivated and be ready to contribute their might to not just the family but to the society at large. Dr.Thaddeus SDB, the principal, also highlighted the importance of empowering women through education. He stressed on gender equity and said women and men are complementary to each other. The celebration was an initiative to create awareness on ‘Breaking the Bias: Gender Equity’ and thus was concluded with a pledge on Gender Equity by all students.