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Second G20 Empower Meet begins with theme 'Women Empowerment'

Second G20 Empower Meet begins with theme 'Women Empowerment'

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 5 (UNI) The Second G-20 Empower Meet commenced here on Wednesday with the theme ‘ Women’s Empowerment: A win-win for Equity and Economy’.
Addressing the delegates, panellists and participants of the two-day Empower meet, Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development (WCD), Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai called for working towards creating an ecosystem that nurtures women's entrepreneurship and leadership ensuring greater access to mentoring, capacity-building, and financing to help them scale up their businesses.
The MoS, in his inaugural address, also urged to focus on promoting women-led development with an emphasis on entrepreneurship, STEM education, and grassroots women's leadership.

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