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).
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 ...