WOMEN’S FORUM

The Women’s Forum established in 2014-15 has worked relentlessly in addressing gender equity and empowerment by – conducting regular interactive/orientation programs and workshops with students of all departments, for example, Workshop on Sexual Harassment on 21.11.19 & 21.9.22; organizing poster and drawing competition on gender sensitization; organizing panel discussions like on ‘Bharater Swadhinata Sangram: Smaraniya Nari in 2022; ‘Women in Science’ etc., organizing Nukkad Natak on women’s empowerment on 8th March 2023, and PPT presentation on women achievers in sports; conducting awareness program in the campus against child marriage in the post Covid-19 period along with NGO ‘Prajaak’; undertaking regular counseling of those who suffer from emotional and mental problems; organizing collaborative health awareness and health checkup camp with Lions Asansol East; undertaking annual checking and assessment of overall security and safety measures in the college and hostel campus, etc.

In 2022-23 the Women’s Forum of A.G.C. has conducted Gender Audit. The Women’s Forum of AGC organizes regular counseling and orientation programs to provide an inclusive environment. Women’s Forum keeps constant vigil on safety, security and dignity of the students counselling against early marriage psychological counselling BHARSA, a collective endevour, provides financial help to needy students. Thalassemia detection, Medical check-up and Blood Donation Camps have been organised in collaboration with Lions Club of Asansol East, Asansol Udayan and District Hospital respectively. An online Training Program on ‘Child Centric Disaster Risk Reduction’ was organised by the Department of Sociology and National Institute of Disaster Management GOI, from 19th to 21st August 2020 to handle such crisis successfully. Webinars on ‘Nutrition& Diet Perspective: Covid 19 Pandemic Scenario on 6th June 2020, ‘Covid 19: Defeat the Myths, Let the Doctors Speak’ on 19th June 2020 and ‘Corona Pandemic-Searching Hope and Responsibilities’ on 20th June 2020 were held respectively.Women’s Forum of AGC conducts various programs and always safeguard the interests of the students.