<span style="color: #222222;">Elaborate discussions were made on topics related to gender equality and women empowerment today on the first day of the two-day Women 20 meeting organized under G-20 in Jaipur. <br />''<br />''Apart from the inaugural session, three more sessions were organized in the meeting. These sessions were focused on financial empowerment of women, digital and financial literacy, climate change, and a sustainable future. Mission Digital Mahila was also launched in this meeting in the presence of G20 India sherpa Amitabh Kant.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that despite an almost equal population of women in the country, the participation of women in the labor force is just 22 percent, while globally it is 49 percent. <br />''<br />''Three out of four women in the age group of 15 to 59 years in the country are out of the labor force. Increasing women's participation in the labor force will also increase the GDP. <br />''<br />''The objective of launching &quot;Mission Digital Mahila&quot; is to empower women through financial and business literacy as well as digital proficiency. Apart from this, it also aims to increase the access of women to digital and financial tools and the local ecosystem, hence they can start their own enterprises and expand their businesses.&nbsp;</span>
News On AIR | April 13, 2023 7:41 PM
G20: Two-days Women 20 meeting organizes in Jaipur; Mission Digital Mahila" launches to empower women