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15/06/23 06:26 AM IST

W20 Summit Women-Led Development; Transform, Thrive and Transcend

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  • Women 20 Summit is set to take place in Radisson Blu Resort Temple Bay, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India on 14th - 16th June 2023.
About Conference
  • The theme of this year’s summit is ‘Women-Led Development- Transform, Thrive and Transcend’.
  • The summit will consist of an exhibition, a Janbhagidari event, 8 sessions and a closed-door meeting.
  • Under India’s presidency, W20 is committed to ensuring increased grassroots-level participation and enhanced stakeholdership of citizens in the W20 process.
  • The plenary sessions will be conducted on the themes ‘Intersection between Women's Health, Gender Equality, and Socioeconomic Development’, ‘Women-Led Climate Action’, and ‘Bridging the Gender Digital Divide’.
  • The W20 First Respondent Framework will also be released at the end of the first session.
  • The summit will also include an exhibition from grassroots entrepreneurs of Tamil Nadu, supported by the Department of Rural Development, Tamil Nadu.
  • The exhibition will offer a platform for women entrepreneurs to showcase their skills, creativity, and innovation.
  • It also includes exhibits by W20 Argentina and W20 Indonesia.
About W20 Summit
  • The Women 20 (W20) is the official G20 engagement group, created in 2015 under Turkey’s Presidency of G20, with the objective of focusing on gender equity.
  • The primary objective of W20 is women's empowerment and advocating for women’s rights, raising women’s voices in society.
  • India’s W20 agenda focuses on five key priorities: Women’s Entrepreneurship, Grassroots Women's Leadership, Bridging the Gender Digital Divide, Education and Skill Development, and Climate Change.
Source- PIB

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