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We are LIVE tweeting the panel discussion with @smritiirani @ctgchatter, Kwati Candith Mashego-Dlamini @drvanitasharma @ShombiSharp and @Chandrika0501

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Kwati Candith Mashego-Dlamini: In #SouthAfrica, we have space for #women & struggle side by side with men. #Women need to be seen as individuals. Empowerment of women is not a side agenda, but we need to focus on how we can help them have their own space & strength. #Raisina2022

.@ctgchatter: We require political will, affirmative action, and policy changes to empower #women. I believe, empowered women, empower women.

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.@smritiirani: During the #pandemic, we faced multiple challenges. However, the policies that were undertaken kept the needs of #women at the centre, especially working women.

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.@smritiirani: A male leader takes you where you want to be, a #woman leader will take you where you ought to be.

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.@smritiirani: A male leader who gives the promise of #gender justice ensure that you reach cumulative as a society, a position where #women do not have to struggle to be equal partners in developing your country.

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.@ShombiSharp: #Genderequality is the unfinished business of our time. As we're facing a climate crisis, wars and conflicts all around, the evidence is clear that the #SDG5 for gender equality is the greatest return on investment in achieving all other #SDGs.

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.@ShombiSharp: We have a greater chance of achieving peace and stronger #climateaction with #women on the table. Women leadership has shown better economic recovery.

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.@ShombiSharp: We have to recognise the central role that #women have played all across India's robust response to #COVID19, especially at the frontline.

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.@drvanitasharma: There is a lot that can be learnt from the women at the grassroots level. Most stories from India showcased the resilience of #women who took charge in their #communities during the pandemic.

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.@smritiirani: Training #women how to lead comes with the assumption that they don't how to. Leadership is not limited to politics only. To encourage women, we need to start at home. Show them more female leadership in all spheres of life.

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.@smritiirani: When we look at the emancipation of #women in a leadership capacity, we limit ourselves when we look at it only through a political lens.

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Thank you for joining us for the Panel Discussion.

Tune in for the next discussion with @GeoffreyOnyeama, @jayantsinha, @RVlahutin,
Tadashi Maeda, @P_Orliange, @GarimaMo

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Check out 'The First Responders: Women Who Lead India through the Pandemic', stories of 25 Indian women who led their communities through the challenges of the #pandemic

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