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Murmu Says Degrees Do Not Guarantee Women’s Workforce Participation
President Droupadi Murmu spoke to students at a university graduation ceremony.
She noticed that many women were earning degrees and gold medals.
However, fewer women were joining formal jobs.
She said this does not mean women lack intelligence or ability.
Some women stay home to raise and educate their children.
Murmu said this work also helps build the country.
She encouraged graduates to use their learning to help other people.
She also said humans must decide how technology and artificial intelligence are used.
President Droupadi Murmu said women’s academic success is not always reflected in workforce participation.
She said many women contribute to nation-building by raising and educating their children at home.
Murmu made the remarks at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda’s 75th convocation in Vadodara.
The university conferred degrees on around 12,600 students and awarded 202 gold medals to 161 students.
She urged graduates to use education for society’s benefit and apply technology with human judgment.
- Who
- President Droupadi Murmu and graduating students at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
- What
- Murmu addressed women’s academic achievements, workforce participation, nation-building, and responsible use of technology.
- Where
- Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in Vadodara, India.
- When
- Wednesday, during the university’s 75th convocation.
- Why
- She aimed to recognize women’s contributions and encourage graduates to use education for society and the country.
Key facts
- University
- Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
- Event
- 75th convocation
- Degrees conferred
- Around 12,600
- Gold medals
- 202 medals for 161 students
- Medals presented by Murmu
- 30
- Largest medal categories
- Technology and Engineering had 33; Medicine had 32; Science had 25
- Technology message
- Artificial intelligence may provide solutions, but humans must ask the right questions and choose its direction.
Quotes
Droupadi Murmu
President of India addressing the university convocation
“It is not that they are not intelligent. It is not that they cannot work for the country. But they are working for the country by building the next generation… Sometimes people say daughters…have so many degrees, so many gold medals, but they are not in the workforce. They do not become professors, they do not become doctors… It is not that they cannot do it. They are making efforts to build the country, to make the country a developed nation.”
indianexpress.com
“I am seeing this—not only this university, but across India, I have been invited to universities, whether they are universities of health, education, or technology. I am seeing that today, the kind of transformation that is visible here is that daughters are moving ahead in very large numbers. But in the workforce, daughters are not coming forward.”
indianexpress.com
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