The Women’s Development Cell (WDC) of Shivaji College aims to create a world free of gender discrimination, sensitize students towards gender parity, inculcate within them the awareness of women’s empowerment and encourage participation of NGOs working in the area of women’s development in the activities of the cell. It makes significant efforts throughout the year to promote awareness of gender equality and women’s issues by organizing national /international conferences, seminars, interactive sessions, debates, self-defense workshops and street plays.