‘No religion bars women’s development’

hyderabad: dr b r ambedkar open university vice-chancellor prof afzal mohammad on tuesday said that no religion comes in the way of women development. he said women should strive to acquire technical skills for their self-reliance and to contribute to the nation building. the vice-chancellor was addressing at the inaugural of a free training programme on internet for women, organised by the iqra society for career guidance at mehdipatnam,here.stating that the work participation rate among women was very low, the professor said women should take those jobs which pay them good amounts. inaugurating the training programme, urdu daily siasat editor zahid ali khan said the present generation women were gradually realising the importance of empowering themselves. the senior journalist also asked the women to develop entrepreneurship skills and write their own destinies. earlier, zahid ali khan released a book titled "women's education: new dimensions," written by prof parveen rukhsana.