Pbi Uni Women’s Studies Centre organized Int’l conference
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A two day International Conference on the theme “Transforming Lives of the ‘ Unreached’ Women through Collective Activism” organised by the Women’s Studies Centre , started at Punjabi University, Patiala
The inaugural session of the conference had a key note address by an eminent scholar Dr. Navtej K. Purewal, ” In her address address, she explained how Punjabi society is highly patrarchial and we can create a just society with equal opportunities for all. She highlighted how, in spite of high per capita income, there are chronic gender issues in states like Punjab, Haryana and Gujrat. She concluded that it is higher education and awareness which can bring equality in society.