IWD 2023
Tags: womenintech, aws, devops, leadership
Published: 2023-08-16 14:43:12


International Women's Day is an important annual event celebrated on March 8th that recognizes the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women worldwide. 

Further, while International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8th every year, the entire month of March is often referred to as Women's History Month or Women's Month. This month is dedicated to celebrating the contributions and accomplishments of women throughout history and across all fields, including science, technology, politics, art, and culture.

For me, it is always inspiring to witness and be part of the various events and initiatives that take place during this month. These events often include panel discussions, conferences, workshops, and other forms of activism and advocacy that aim to raise awareness about gender equality and empower women in different ways.

Being part of these events allows me to learn more about the challenges that women face and the progress that has been made towards achieving gender equality. It also provides an opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and organizations that are committed to advancing the cause of women's rights.


### Table of Contents
* [Fireside chat with TEDx Speaker](#kyndryl )
* [Career Talks Women's Day special with Great Learnings](#gl)
* [IWD2023 Celebration @ KPRCAS](#kpr)
* [**Women In Leadership** themed Pinkathon](#pinkathon)
* [IWD2023 Celebration @ KSRCT](#ksr)
* [Special IWD Meetup @ AWS User Group Pune](#pune)
* [Conclusion](#conclusion)

### Fireside chat with TEDx Speaker <a name="kyndryl"></a>

International Women's Day 2023 started with Kyndryl with an invite from Vidya Prabhu. It was such a heartwarming conversation and a fireside chat with surprising questions.

Thank you for having me for your pre #internationalwomensday celebration 🥰

During our conversation, we covered a variety of topics, including community engagement, soliciting feedback, embracing change, and more, all of which were positive and valuable discussions.


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### IWD2023 Celebration @ KPRCAS <a name="kpr"></a>
An Invite for #IWD2023 celebration as a Chief Guest at KPR College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore had a super surprise element in store 😍
Thank you KPRCAS and Geetha Geetha for the Inspiring Women Achiever Award 2023 🙏
A blessing to receive the honour from my engineering professor and now proud Principal of #KPRCAS, Dr.Geetha P
That's indeed a wonderful time filled with engaging conversations with young minds, Head of the Department, professors and CE.

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### Career Talks Women's Day special with Great Learnings <a name="gl"></a>
Build a Rewarding Cloud Computing Career with advice from women leaders. 
[LinkedIn Live](https://www.linkedin.com/video/live/urn:li:ugcPost:7038818423941853184/)


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### **Women In Leadership** themed Pinkathon <a name="pinkathon"></a>

The "Women In Leadership" themed IWD Pinkathon was organized at K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology.

I was thrilled to kick off the Pinkathon and share my valuable insights and perspectives with aspiring engineers, encouraging them to cultivate a stronger desire for innovation and creativity.

The IWD Pinkathon, with its theme of "Women In Leadership," had the primary objective of emphasizing the importance of aspiring professionals persevering with their passion, determination, and enthusiasm in order to achieve leadership positions in the future. By promoting this message, the Pinkathon aimed to inspire and empower women to pursue their career goals and become leaders in their respective fields.

I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the boys who participated in the Pinkathon. Their involvement emphasizes the fact that they are super supportive co-travellers and enthusiastic cheerleaders in every step that the girls and their fellow engineering mates take towards their success.

Thanks for the wonderful initiative, Dr.Gopalakrishnan Radhakrishnan, Principal KSRCT, and I was glad to join the run as well as evergreen conversation with my friend, Dr Bharani Murugesan, Head of Textile Department, KSRCT.

Kudos to the professors Dr.Senthilvadivu, and Dr.Kalpana, Vice Principal Dr.Karthikeyen for pulling up a great event.

![IWD-3](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/cdcjw4069r2qsevgvf6h.png)

[Pinkathon LinkedIn Post](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bhuvanas_iwd-leadership-womenintech-activity-7049388629227433984-KW8R)

### IWD2023 Celebration @ KSRCT <a name="ksr"></a>
IWD2023 brings in lots of excitement interacting with 1000s of girls students in-person under one roof and absolutely no words to express that joy 😍

Hearty thanks to K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology, Chairman Mr. R.Srinivasan and Dr.Gopalakrishnan Radhakrishnan for honour Women Icon - Digital.

I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for the award you presented to me on International Women's Day. This recognition means more to me than words can express, and I am deeply honored to receive it.

I will cherish this award as a symbol of the progress we have made towards creating a more equitable society and I am grateful for your belief in me.

A pleasure to meet and share stage with our famous #tamil speaker and actress, Ms.Sasilaya.

Thanks to Intuitive.Cloud for all the support in standing by me to make it for this memorable event for their Women's Day Celebration.

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[KSRCT College LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bhuvanas_iwd2023-tamil-internationalwomensday-activity-7043807716682727424-CnzU)


### Special IWD Meetup @ AWS User Group Pune <a name="pune"></a>

I was happy to be back in Pune for AWS User Group Pune for #iwd2023 special meetup compensating for not making it to AWS Community day 2022.

Great excitement and wonderful conversation with young aspirants 😍

And most importantly my first technical presentation representing Intuitive.Cloud and I am sure a very long way to go together 🤝

Inspiring sessions and insights by Ridhima Kapoor and Mahima Saran. Pleasure meeting #awscommunitybuilders too.

Many thanks to the organizers Dheeraj Choudhary, Vishal Alhat ☁️, Toshal Khawale and Samruddhi Borse

Finally ended with a hearty warming gesture is "Mam, you walked us through the path to #cicd , #awsdevelopertools with usecase and when are you coming back for demo / hands-on ?"

Me: Pune is not too far and see you soon!
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### Conclusion <a name="conclusion"></a>

Overall, International Women's Day is a powerful reminder of the ongoing struggle for gender equality and the need for continued action to create a more just and equitable world for all women.