Procter & Gamble India (P&G India) and Centre For Civil Society concluded the first-of-its-kind multi-city ‘Women In STEM Caravan’ Roadshow on the NITIE P&G Equality & Inclusion Summit 2023, held at National Institute of Industrial Engineering in Mumbai. At the concluding ceremony, P&G India acknowledged and awarded P&G Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship to 5 women pursuing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) programs at NITIE. These women certified for the scholarship foundation advantage together with monetary challenges.
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P&G Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship fellows with senior dignitaries from P&G India and National Institute of Industrial Engineering
The roadshow, formally acknowledged as part of the G20 occasions, was flagged off with a high-powered roundtable dialogue centered on coverage provisions, floor realities, position of corporates and direct interventions for Women in STEM. The roadshow began in New Delhi on February 11, on International Day for Women and Girls in Science, after which travelled via varied locations throughout the nation together with Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra, leveraging different days of significance like National Science Day. Through the caravan, P&G India acknowledged and awarded P&G Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship to over 100 women pursuing STEM programs at varied institutes like Industrial Training Institutes and Engineering faculties.
Throughout its journey, the Roadshow introduced collectively distinguished stakeholders together with policymakers, practitioners, academia amongst others, to spark conversations and focus on methods through which girls illustration in STEM may be strengthened via the proper interventions, vital coverage reforms and implementation of finest practices.
Speaking on the event, LV Vaidyanathan, MD & CEO, P&G India mentioned, “As a company built on the foundation of innovation, we truly recognize the need of a highly-skilled and diverse STEM workforce – not just within P&G, but in the world outside of P&G. Female representation in STEM workforce in India is limited to 14%, despite women making up 40% of total STEM graduates. At P&G, we are committed to take meaningful actions to bridge this representation gap. In a systemic approach, we are stepping up to help ensure all girls, regardless of background, get the right STEM experiences and opportunities through our different initiatives. Towards this, last year, we launched P&G Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship Program to enable more women to pursue STEM courses and make a career in the field. I am proud that we have been able to aid over 300 girls through this program. We stay committed towards creating an inclusive, gender-equal environment while breaking down the barriers for women in STEM.”
Laxmi Sampath Goyal, Chief Executive Officer, Centre For Civil Society mentioned, “Centre for Civil Society is delighted to be partnering with P&G for the Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship for promoting STEM education among girls. Inculcating scientific temperament and a spirit of enquiry among young girls is imperative for shaping women’s participation in science and technology. CCS hopes to not only encourage more girls across India to pursue education and careers in STEM, but also to provide them with the much-needed support and mentorship.”
Key highlights of the roadshow journey:
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New Delhi – The inaugural leg of the roadshow introduced collectively representatives from P&G India, Centre For Civil Society, Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, and Niti Aayog amongst others. Held on “International Day for Women and Girls in Science”, the roundtable convention centered on coverage provisions, floor realities, position of corporates and direct interventions for advancing girls’s illustration in STEM alternatives. -
Nalagarh in Himachal Pradesh – The roadshow then moved on to Nalagarh in Himachal Pradesh on ‘National Science Day’ the place 60 women pursuing STEM programs have been acknowledged and awarded with the ‘P&G Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship’. Shri. Ram Kumar Chaudhary, Hon’ble Member of Legislative Assembly, Doon & Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Town & Country Planning, Industries and Revenue, Government of Himachal Pradesh graced the occasion because the chief visitor. Additionally, the occasion additionally included varied workshops for the scholars current, in addition to an inspiring tackle from senior feminine leaders from P&G India’s manufacturing plant at Baddi. -
Telangana – The roadshow then moved to Khammam district in Telangana, the place 29 women pursuing STEM programs have been acknowledged and awarded with the ‘P&G Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship’ marking the primary 12 months of the Program in Telangana, the place 80+ women pursuing STEM programs at ITIs and Engineering Colleges throughout the state have been awarded with the scholarship. -
Mumbai – In the ultimate leg of the roadshow, P&G India and Centre For Civil Society introduced the extension of the ‘P&G Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship’ program to National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, recognizing and awarding the scholarship to 5 women pursuing STEM programs on the institute on 3rd NITIE P&G Equality & Inclusion Summit.
P&G India in partnership with Centre For Civil Society launched the ‘P&G Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship’ program final 12 months, as a part of its flagship CSR initiative P&G Shiksha, to present monetary help and mentorship to women aspiring to pursue STEM training. This 12 months, this system has awarded the scholarship to greater than 300 women throughout the nation, with the goal of breaking limitations and enabling entry of expert girls professionals into manufacturing, know-how, engineering, and different STEM associated jobs.
Further, the Company’s skincare model Olay is working to shrink the gender hole in STEM careers with its ‘STEM The Gap’ initiative, by spotlighting the biases and stereotypes that maintain again progress and enabling younger women to get and excited by STEM topics. P&G India additionally has a long-standing partnership with NITIE and hosts the annual ‘P&G-NITIE Equality Summit’ to spark conversations on points that perpetuate a glass ceiling for girls, uncover deep-rooted stereotypes that also exist, and encourage change particularly linked to equal illustration of ladies STEM and Supply Chain. The Summit in its 3rd version has reached greater than 400 school campuses.
About P&G Shiksha
Launched in 2005, P&G Shiksha is P&G India’s flagship CSR initiative which focuses on offering holistic training for underprivileged kids via a 360-degree academic intervention. Over time, P&G Shiksha has advanced right into a holistic training program that goals to enhance studying outcomes in kids, strengthen academic infrastructure and empower marginalized women via training. Since inception, the Program has supported over 2500 faculties to affect greater than 23 lakh kids.
About Procter & Gamble
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About Centre For Civil Society: Centre for Civil Society
(CCS) is a non-profit assume tank primarily based in New Delhi. The Centre was based in 1997 by Dr. Parth J Shah, former Professor of Economics on the University of Michigan. It operates as an unbiased academic organisation. According to the 2021 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report (Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, University of Pennsylvania), CCS was ranked fifth in India and 83rd on the earth.