National Commission for Women

Last updated: February 2nd, 2023

The following delegates attended the session:-

1. Ms. Chandresh Kumari Katoch, Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) and Chairperson, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Empowerment of Women
2. Ms. Sumitra Mahajan, Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
3. Ms. Zohra Chatterji, IAS, Member Secretary, National Commission for Women.
4. Ms. Roopa Dutta, Director MWCD.

The priority theme for discussion at the fifty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women is ‘Access and participation of women & girls in education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work’.

Five interventions were made by delegates during the panel discussions as follows:

S.No.	Name	Date	Panel Discussion on	View Intervantion
1.	Ms. Chandresh Kumari Katoch, Member of Parliament & Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Empowerment of Women	February 23, 2010	the Status of Women, at the Panel Discussion on Access and participation of women and girls to education, training, science & technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work : Key policy initiatives and capacity-building on gender mainstreaming – Focus of Science and Technology.	Click Here
2.	Ms. Sumitra Mahajan, Member of Parliament	February 23, 2010	The Inter Parliamentary Union meeting on the sidelines of the Commission on the Status of Women, at the Panel discussion titled ‘Girls education- a prerequisite to access to science and technology.	Click Here
3.	Mrs. Rupa Dutta, Director, Ministry of Women & Child Development	February 23, 2010	Access and participation of women and girls to education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work: Key policy initiatives and capacity-building on gender mainstreaming: Focus on education and training.	Click Here
4.	Ms. Sumitra Mahajan, Member of Parliament	February 24, 2010	The Status of Women, at the Panel discussion on ‘The empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges’ on	Click Here
5.	Ms. Zohra Chatterji, Member Secretary, National Commission for Women	February 25, 2010	The Status of Women at the Panel discussion on evaluation of progress in the implementation of the agreed conclusion on ‘the elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child’.	Click Here

Ms. Zohra Chatterji, Member Secretary, National Commission for Women also made the country statement regarding implementation of the Beijing declaration and platform for action and the outcome of the 23rd special session of the general assembly with reference to the Indian context during the General Discussion Session on Monday, 28th February, 2011.

(Click Here to See the Statement)

The topic for discussion for the next year’s conference in 2012 has been identified as ‘The empowerment of rural women, in relation to climate change and food security. Review theme: the agreed conclusions from the 2008 session on ‘Financing for gender equality and empowerment of women.” Suggestions and discussion papers as well as examples from India are invited in advance.