Gender Justice & Leadership: IB Students Engage with Dr. Vibha Bakshi

On the 25th of November 2024 Global Politics Department (students and teachers) marked United Nations’ 16 Days of Activism, and the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women by inviting Dr. Vibha Bakshi, parent of the school and renowned advocate of gender equality through the medium of her films, to address IB students. Her films Daughters of Mother India and Son Rise have won National Film Awards from the President of India. She was accompanied virtually by Ms. Wyatt, the UN’s Chief of Education Outreach, and together they emphasised the importance gender justice as a foundation for leadership, inclusivity, and empathy - that will shape the institutions students enter, the workplaces they join, and the communities they build.

The event was attended by all IB students.

As expressed by a student of the department- “Listening to Dr. Vibha Bakshi talk was an unforgettable experience. She did not simply discuss gender equality; she made it feel real, emotional, and urgent. She communicated to us the struggles young women go through every day, especially in rural areas, through personal experiences.”