Students wear pink turbans, pledge to protect women's rights

Jammu | Thursday | 24th January, 2019

Summary:

She urged all teachers and parents to stand by girls.At St Stephen's School, Justice Rajesh Bindal condemned the practice of female foeticide. CHANDIGARH: Yuvsatta, in collaboration with peace clubs of Government Girls Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 18C and St Stephen's School, Sector 45-B, Chandigarh, organized the Pink Turban campaign. The event was aimed at spreading the message of women's empowerment.Girls in pink turbans and boys in pink stoles pledged to eradicate gender discrimination. He said the key to women's empowerment is education.Harjinder Kaur said the turban is a symbol of honour and Yuvsatta, through this campaign, had beautifully used pink colour and pink turban to spread the message of gender equality. She said the era of submissive women has passed and now it is time for girls and women to raise their voice whenever their dignity is violated..