The CII National Committee on Women Empowerment works with industry to strengthen women’s role and participation in the economic sphere and community affairs. The focus areas are: Gender equality at workplace; Prevention of sexual harassment at workplace and Women empowerment at the community level. CII has also instituted the annual CII Woman Exemplar Award to honour women who have taken development initiatives against all odds in the fields of education and literacy, health and micro enterprises. The Committee conducts periodic studies and prepares manuals and reports on women empowerment in the workplace, and holds conferences, seminars, workshops and gender sensitization programmes with partner organisations like the United Nations Fund for Women (UNIFEM).
Key Initiatives / Information
First communication from the CII President to all members after assuming the office of CII, President.
The travails of the global economy appear to be still not behind us, despite gradual recovery during 2010 from the worst global
economic conditions since World War II. Continued fiscal and debt burdens vitiate the recovery process, imparting a degree of
fragility and uncertainty to global economic conditions. The world needs a new source of growth and stability, and India, a
rapidly growing economy with strong internal demand, offers a new opportunity.
India remained relatively untrammeled by the developments in the Eurozone and reverted to close to 9% GDP growth rates in
2010. Growth was broad-based across all sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing and services. Public commitment to
calibrated exit from expansionary fiscal policy and continued corporate and household confidence have helped sustain a
virtuous growth cycle. The resurgence of the rural economy and intensified infrastructure mission further strengthened the
foundations for medium-term growth propensities.
It has been observed that most of the companies globally do not have a formal sexual harassment policy in place. Seeking to ensure safe working place for women, in 1997 the Supreme Court of India established the Visakha guidelines on sexual harassment. Inspite of this stipulation, there has been a big gap between having a policy in place and actual implementation in spirit and practice.
CII, has since 2005, institutionalised an annual Woman Exemplar Award. The award promotes women empowerment at the community level by discovering & recognising those who have, against all odds, contributed in the fields of Education and Literacy; Health; and, Micro Enterprise, thereby making a significant contribution to the development process in India.
CII News Update
The Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, today launched the India Backbone Implementation Network (IBIN). The purpose of IBIN is to improve implementation of policies, programs, and projects, which the 12th Five Year Plan has located as the critical necessity for a.....
CII Andhra Pradesh organized a Seminar on Violence Against Women – Issues & Challenges in association with Andhra Pradesh Judicial Academy on 25 January, 2013 at Vijayawada. During the seminar, Mr. B S Koteswara Rao, Chairman - CII Vijayawada Zone in his welcome remarks stressed on the need in dras.....
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) launched the Indian Women Network (IWN) in Chennai on 23 January 2013. IWN is an exclusive forum which would aim to provide a platform for women from all walks of life to come together to discuss, debate and collaborate on creating an environment for mo.....
“If ideas and capital move, even if people don’t move, we will reach a stage where we will forget the rural-urban divide,” Professor Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India, said in his inaugural address at the 4th National Rural Development Summit – Rural Services – the NEXT .....
CII Kerala organized the ‘Convention on Women Leadership’ at Kochi, which was attended by representatives from Corporates, Academia, Faculty, Researchers, CEOs, Analysts, Strategic Planners, Auditors, HR Professionals, Consultants, Business Planners and Students across Universities and Colleges. .....
Chennai, November 10, 2011. Offering more senior most positions for women in organizations and companies, the need for women to break the ‘assumed constraints’ and willingness to play lead roles, creation of gender-neutral societies , demanding the rightful place for women in public life and for.....
The session on Women in Business spoke on creating a sustainable platform for wannabe and young entrepreneurs CII Women Business Leaders Forum organized (CII-WBLF) a seminar on ‘Women in Business – Wantrepreneurship and Innovation’ on 18 October 2011 at Bangalore. The session brought together emine.....
CII Southern region organized an Interactive session with Ms Reta Jo Lewis, Special Representative, Global Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. State Department on 8 August 2011 at Chennai.She expressed her keenness to meet leaders in various field and explore opportunities of partnership to strengthen .....
CII Karur has taken a mission to empower Karur to emerge as a true global city. Towards accomplishing this task, it is conducting series of sessions on Entrepreneurial development, Infrastructure Development, MSME Development and Socioeconomic Development. In its effort to bring new business opport.....
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CII Awards & Recognitions
CII, has since 2005, institutionalised an annual Woman Exemplar Award. The award promotes women empowerment at the community level by discovering & recognising those who have, against all odds, contributed in the fields of Education and Literacy; Health; and, Micro Enterprise, thereby making a significant contribution to the development process in India.
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