Women in Public Relations

PRSI announces its Women's Wing

27/05/2011

Hyderabad Chapter of Public Relations Society of India is always ahead of its counter-parts in promoting public relations in the country. It intended to provide exclusive space for women.  This idea was originally floated in August 2001 during the Chairmanship of Y Babji (2001-2002) by the then Chapter Secretary Smt R Rajeswari Iyer. A women sub committee was formed and an all women meeting was organized in March 2002. This has been strengthened at the National Public Relations Day Celebrations held on 21st April 2011, where Smt. D.K. Aruna, Hon’ble Minister for Information and Public Relations, Government of Andhra Pradesh attended as Chief Guest. At the instance of Dr CV Narasimha Reddy and Mr Y Babji the Minister announced creation of a Women's Wing by the Chapter. 

The women members on the rolls of Hyderabad Chapter had fallen from 6% to 3% in 10 years (while their strength is supposed to be at 33%). Therefore, the Chapter under the leadership of Sri N L Narasimha Rao decided to constitute a Women's wing which would necessitate identification, enrollment and to accommodating women working in the areas of public relations, advertising, journalism, media, mass communication, management, customer/client relations, hotel and hospital management and students pursuing studies in these fields. 

The tentatively intended objectives of the Wing are : a) To upgrade professional skills of women PR personnel working in various organizations; b) To provide a platform for exchange of views and experiences; c) To organize training programmes and workshops etc., for the benefit of women PR professionals.