<div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has said, women empowerment is central to achieving the objective of inclusive, equitable and sustainable development. Mr Naidu said this while inaugurating a two-day international conference on Empowering women in New Delhi yesterday. </span></font></div>''<div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</span></font></div>''<div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</span></font></div>''<div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">He said, women's active participation in decision-making has a positive impact on education, health, nutrition, employment and social protection. The Vice President also said, women empowerment has a multiplier effect not only on their own lives, but also on their family and society.</span></font></div>''<div><span style="white-space: pre; font-size: 12.8px;"></span></div>''<div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Mr Naidu asserted that mass media like cinema should play a critical role in empowering women and women should be given equal property rights.</span></font></div></div>