Equal opportunity in skilling still distant for women: Supriya Sahu

“When we speak of skill training programmes for women, they are often restricted to sewing or pickle-making, while men are trained in areas such as driving and other technical skills,” said Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary to the Department of Environment, Climate Change, and Forests, at the FICCI FLO “Change of Guard” ceremony on Wednesday.

“Society still does not offer women equal opportunity to explore what they are capable of doing,” Ms. Sahu added, noting that women within FLO could reshape the skill training programmes by supporting women from underprivileged communities to pursue training of their choice, whether in textiles or driving.