As part of WISCOMP’s engagement with Higher Education Institutions on engendering campuses and fostering cultures of gender sensitivity, inclusion and equity, Dr. Gopinath (Director, WISCOMP) and Shilpi Shabdita (Program Associate, WISCOMP) visited Cordia Educational Institutes in Sanghol, Punjab on 8 October 2018.
Dr. Gopinath facilitated an elicitive discussion on the need to institutionalize policies and practices for gender sensitive and gender just campuses with the Senior Management Team, 40 faculty members and 20 college students from across disciplines. The visit also included a guided tour of the education campus which offered an opportunity for the WISCOMP Team to interact with staff and students at the Pre-primary School, the Senior Secondary School, various Colleges and Vocational Training Centre.