The Pangasinan State University, through its Gender and Development (GAD) Office, expressed commitment to women empowerment during the culminating activity of Women’s Month celebration, May 6.
Donned in their purple shirts, PSUnians led by the University President, Dr. Elbert M. Galas, gathered at Don Telesforo N. Boquiren Convention Hall, at the Main campus.
“𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 [𝑊𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛’𝑠 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ] 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡. 𝑇ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑗𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑦, 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑜𝑡𝑦𝑝𝑒𝑠, 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑏𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒,” Dr. Galas said.
The Vice President for Research, Extension and Innovation (OVP-REI), Dr. Razeale G. Resultay, highlighted the significance of the celebration of acknowledging the roles of women in the community.
Dr. Resultay labeled women as advocates of ‘𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒏.’
Giving of certificates for attendees and awardees of various events of the month-long celebration was also featured in the said event.
Dr. Romary R. Lincod, Director for Gender and Development, wholeheartedly extended her gratitude and appreciation to all committees in the successful 2024 women’s month celebration.
Other attendees in the culminating activity were campus executive directors, GAD coordinators, PSU personnel and students. It was also broadcasted through Facebook live.
