Academic Session: – 2025-2026
Date: 22/09/2025
Mode of Activity: Offline
Venue: Seminar Hall, SBM Building, Noida International University
Timing: 2:00 to onwards
Target Group: SLA Students
Event Coordinators: Dr. Amrita Singh, Dr. Devi Prasad, Dr. Yogita Sharma
Resource Person/s: Dr. Tanya Singh Dean of Academics, Dr. Pratima Pandey Dean DSW, Dr. Supriya Awasthi Dean of SOAHS, Dr. Deepshika Pande Katare Dean of SOS and Dr. Aparna Sharma Dean of SLA.
Organized by: SLA
Introduction:
Women are face of every aspect of life right from the personal to professional periphery of life. This has made the terminology Feminism one the most talked topic yet it is important to think are we genuinely living in the era of empathetic feminism, sympathetic feminism or the sentimental feminism. This has opened up the number of options of achievement for the females.
But as it is populary known as every dark clod has a silver lining, in the same way every bright story carries a dark shadow behind it. The panel discussion tried to highlight the same that inspite of being at the top notch positions yet the females are still facing the unseen dark shadows of glass ceiling which is in reality a hurdle but the discussion highlighted how the females are turning this hurdle into an opportunity and their strength for the success.
Aims/Objectives:
- To create realistic picture of struggles which every females has to undergo.
- To help students understand the practical version of feminism apart from the media version and popular theory.
- To encourage holistic development by integrating academic knowledge with experiential learning of feminism.
- To cultivate inner discipline, concentration, and positive thinking about the challenges faced by the women at every stage and age
- To inspire students towards moral responsibility, social harmony about gender and feminism.
- To promote self-reflection and personal growth beyond classroom learning.
Content:
The panel discussion based on one of the most contemporary issues, Women in Leadership: Breaking the Glass Ceiling. The panelists were the leading female leaders of Noida International University, Dr. Tanya Singh Dean of Academics, Dr. Pratima Pandey Dean DSW, Dr. Supriya Awasthi Dean of SOAHS, Dr. Deepshika Pande Katare Dean of SOS and Dr. Aparna Sharma Dean of SLA. The discussion revolved around the panelist for more than hour in which they all highlighted the relevance of social structure, history, professional challenges along with personal challenges which almost every female face in their journey to become a leader. The presence of silent self guilt and the zeal to achieve was thoroughly discussed. The panelists clearly put the idea of inclusivity and creating the balance between both the genders so as to ensure the smooth working and social enviroment. The highlights of the discussion had been the modernistic and historic approach of Dean of Academics, the chllenges faced by female in field work put forth by Dr. Pratima, moving with focused vision of sucess shared through practical experince by Dr. Deepshika, the realistic and ground challenges of balancing work and family was put forth by Dr. Supriya and conclusively expanding the idea of glass ceiling and glass cliff by Dr. Aparna. The entire panel discussion had opened different edges of understanding and thought provoking ideas.
Detailed Schedule
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S. No. |
Event |
Timings |
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1 |
Lamp Lightening by the Panelists |
2:10p.m. |
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2 |
Welcome of the Panelists |
2:10 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. |
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3 |
Discussion begins (with each speaker 10 mins) |
2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. |
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4 |
Q & A Session |
3:15 to 3:30 p.m. |
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5 |
Vote of Thanks |
By Dr. Alam |
Things Discussed
- The reason of existence and confrontation of glass ceiling by the females.
- The theories and factual date of female success story.
- Aspects of Feminism related to empathetic, emotional and sentimental
- Historical and Oriental concept of feminism and the transformation with time
- The role of females in developing compassion, empathy, and social responsibility.
The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from undergraduate and postgraduate students of SLA, along with faculty members. Students actively engaged in discussions, asked thought-provoking questions, and showed keen interest in understanding the relevance of Jain teachings in their personal and academic lives.
The interactive nature of the discourse and the reflective chanting session allowed participants to experience the essence of mindfulness directly. The positive feedback from students highlighted that the program not only deepened their cultural awareness but also provided practical insights for stress management and holistic development.
Outcome:
The event brought the chance for every one to take a peep into the reality check of the hardships of females leadership. The discussion made the understanding to turn to the past and then co-rleatred with the present reality.
The centuries old colonial history has not only impacted the understanding about gender but also created the challeneges for the gender roles in the real life situations.
The panelists made sure that the audience who wwas mostly of young generation should be able to carry aways the right message and concept of feminism rather the media version which is based on popular rating.
Conclusion:
The panelists from their real experience gave a reality check that the present stage of glass ceiling has been readed through the strong wall ceilings of past. And then made motivated the young generation that with the right understanding and empathetic development, righteous approach of freedom even the glass ceiling hcan be removed. But at the same time they also made clear having the glass ceiling never means that the opportunity of growth and development of the females has been confined and similarly the complete removal of glass ceiling too isn’t going to bring any wonders because the challeneges will always stay in the life which every female faces as per their craftful understanding.
