Kozhikode, Feb 11 (UNI) Kerala Health and Social Justice Minister K K Shailaja emphasised the need to promote social entrepreneurship in a big way for the uplift of the marginalised sections and ensuring gender equality by empowering and mainstreaming women and transgender persons.
Speaking after inaugurating the three-day second edition of International Conference on Gender Equality (ICGE) which began at the Gender Park Campus here on Thursday, the Minister said the South Asia’s first Gender Park set up in the state will extend total support to enterprises of women and transgender persons, which is a major component of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations.
The high-profile Conclave is organised by the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Kerala, in association with the UN Women.