The Women Cell at Bankura Christian College was started with the aim of empowering and orienting women to recognize their true potential and to help them attain their own stand in a competing world. Its goal is the overall development of women in all spheres of their life. It also helps in creating awareness about important issues related to women and provides a forum for discussion and deliberation on a range of issues from empowerment to environment.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) recommends measures for ensuring the safety of women and programs for gender sensitization on campuses. According to UGC, these include the need for setting up Women’s Development Cells and Anti-Sexual Harassment Cells at colleges and universities.

Vision

To empower women in all spheres of life, enabling them to become agents of social and economic change while inculcating ethical values for the betterment of self, family, and society. Bankura Christian College strives to create a platform where all women can express their needs and priorities, where every woman is respected and is able to achieve her potential without harm or discrimination.

Mission

• To train women to acquire a wide range of skills and knowledge, and to develop and increase their social, economic, and intellectual capacities for peace, security, and prosperity of mankind.
• To enlighten women students and employees about their legal rights and to strive towards the empowerment of women through the promotion of gender amity and programs concerning women’s welfare.

Objectives

• To sensitize the Bankura Christian College community on gender equity issues through organizing sensitivity programs like seminars, publishing handouts, etc.
• To promote general harmony and prevent discrimination and sexual harassment by providing practical suggestions to the administration.
• To deal with instances of discrimination or sexual harassment involving any students or employees of the college.
• To raise awareness about Gender Equity.
• To help students shift their mindset and attitude toward gender issues and women's rights.
• To build a society that values social and economic gender equality as envisioned in the Indian Constitution.
• To reach out to women in rural areas and make them aware of their rights.
• To equip students to stand against gender-based violence and discrimination.
• To create awareness, instil values, and develop personality and leadership qualities in students.

Activities

• Regular meetings.
• Regular counselling sessions.
• Routine medical checkups.
• Seminars on women-centric issues.
• Celebrating International Women’s Day.
• Outreach programs supporting women beyond the campus.
• Visits to remote areas to study the status of women in relation to environmental and societal factors.
• Encouraging girl students to participate in cultural, sports, literary, and other activities.
• Organizing training programs such as self-defence, baking, drama, and awareness initiatives for girl students.

Members of Women’s Cell: