BITSAA Women's Council
By Ashish Garg ('97 Instru)
BITSAA Women's Council is a newly formed organisation that aims to provide a "platform of connections, resources and opportunities for BITSian women." It believes that, with an appropriate support system, the BITSian woman can successfully achieve her family dreams and career goals.
The mission of the Women’s Council is to empower BITSian women worldwide to achieve their dreams through BITSian networking and leadership.
The idea shines stark in relevance today, when women are faced with tough choices and challenges in everyday life in balancing career aspirations, fostering a healthy family and pursuing their personal interests. The motivation for the council is the prospect of creating a pipeline of women to fill leadership positions in corporations.
Planned Activities
- The fledgling organisation has already identified a number of activities:
- Discussions on the e-group on topics ranging from work-life balance to careers for moms to women entrepreneurs.
- Prominent BITSian Women': A campaign to track down and give recognition to BITSian women who have excelled in their respective fields.
- An Online Resource Library to archive and provide access to some great resources- articles on various issues, inspiring stories, personal experiences, a directory of BITSian women worldwide and so on.
- Online Mentoring Cells for facilitating general and personal counselling for women.
- Facilitating business networking.
Sign up at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bitsaa-woc
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