The W20-MAHE Women Vice Chancellors’ and Leaders’ Conclave titled Women in Higher Education for Enabling Leadership (WHEEL) was inaugurated at the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) campus in Bengaluru. A Charter of Recommendations was presented to W20 calling for a shift from women’s development to women-led development.
The recommendations focused on higher education, labor force participation, skill development, care work, and leadership. W20 is the G20 engagement group focused on gender equity, with MAHE as a knowledge partner to ensure gender considerations are mainstreamed into G20 discussions and translated into the Leaders’ Declaration.
The event was attended by prominent leaders such as TISS Vice Chancellor Prof Dr. Shalini Bharat, Chair of W20, Dharitri Patnaik, Bharati Ghosh, MAHE Vice Chancellor Lt Gen Dr. M D Venkatesh, and Prof Madhu Veeraraghavan. Delivering the welcome address, Lt. Gen. Dr. M D Venkatesh, Vice Chancellor, MAHE said, “Given the pivotal role that women play in building a healthy society, conclaves such as these offer an opportunity to reflect on the ways to advance gender equality and empower women towards creating a gender-inclusive society.”
