Guest Talk on "Rights of girl child" by Prof. Dr. Bismi Gopalakrishnan on the occasion of National Girl Child Day

On the occasion of National Girl Child Day, Ramaiah College of Law organised a guest talk on "Rights of girl child" by Prof. Dr. Bismi Gopalakrishnan (Head, department of life long learning and extension, Mahatma Gandhi University, Dean Faculty of Law, Mahatma Gandhi University and Dean Faculty of law university of Kerala).

Prof. Dr. Bismi Gopalakrishnan gave a comprehensive talk touching upon various aspects affecting the girl child such as female oeticide, gender discrimination and domestic violence. She highlighted the laws and policies in India to develop targeted programmes to support leadership skills in girls and bring about equality of opportunities. Dr. Bismi further touched upon the International Conventions and Optional protocols and it’s contribution to developing adequately resourced safe and supportive spaces for girls. She stressed that the need of the hour is to challenge gender stereotypes by engaging our media in raising awareness of families and communities about the rights of girls and equality between the genders.