Bill Gates appreciates India's Efforts towards Women's Empowerment

By: WE Staff | Thursday, 29 February 2024

India formed the Global Alliance for Global Good - Gender Equity and Equality, aiming to advance gender equality and women's empowerment through global best practices, knowledge exchange, and investment opportunities earlier this year at the World Economic Forum's 54th Annual meeting in Davos. In order to carry forward this initiative, the logo and website of the respective programme were launched in Delhi on 28 February 2024.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, co-chaired by Bill Gates has been a partner of this alliance for the past several years and stated that they are proud to be collaborating with this diligent effort of India in promoting women's empowerment, inclusivity, and diversity in society.

He further expressed that the joint efforts led by the Government, public, commercial ventures, and nonprofit sectors can act as a catalyst for the growth of this alliance.

This significant partnership is coordinated by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), with Invest India serving as an institutional partner and the World Economic Forum as a network partner. The goals planned to achieve Sustainable Development for gender equity and equality, international partnerships, and advanced healthcare will be supported through this alliance.

Smriti Irani, the Women and Child Development and minority affairs minister of India is a prominent part of this partnership as she acts as a cooperative between the government, development sectors, and business in promoting gender equality in India. She mentioned that Gender Budgeting in India has risen to 239 per cent in the past 10 years. The CII and FICCI will be offering tools and training to the professionals leading the gender budgeting in India and B20, W20, and G20 collaborators.