'Leadership and equality must include gender-diverse individuals'
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Leadership and equality must include gender-diverse individuals A panel discussion on Gender Justice and Feminist Future sees Minister for Women Affairs Republic of Panama underscore challenges that women in Latin America face including sexual harassment Congress leader Salman Khurshid raises concerns over lack of female participation in workforce The Hindu Bureau HYDERABAD invisibilising women in policy making sexual harassment women in STEM education and ad- vocating tax incentives that would lead to an in- crease in women s employ- ment were key areas of discussion at the Bharat Summit in city on Friday Gender Justice and a Feminist Future a panel discussion saw Minister for Women Affairs Repu- blic of Panama Maria Ale- jandra Panay underscor- ing the challenges that Making a point Congress women in Latin America leader Salman Khurshid face including sexual former Union Minister Pallam harassment Raju and women participants One in three women at a panel discussion on experience sexual harass- Gender Justice and a Feminist ment And many indige- Future during the Bharat nous migrant and young Summit 2025 in Hyderabad on women remain invisible in Friday Right Delegates at the mainstream policy mak- summit NAGARA GOPAL ing she said Others like Argentinian dership in political struc- politician Monica Fein tures to ensure sustained touched upon the impor- global justice While form- tance of a more inclusive er Union Minister and Con- leadership and women in gress leader Salman Khur- leadership positions We shid raised concerns over a this cause he opined the girl child just don t want to support lack of female participa- Former Union Minister Former Swedish Fo- men we want to lead tion in workforce especial- for Human Resources De- reign Minister Ann Linde Leadership and equality ly in infrastructure deve- velopment M M Pallam explained the challenges must include gender-di- lopment he suggested Raju said that the Maha- that Europe was facing verse individuals and the measures like tax incen- lakshmi scheme that pro- such as decline in birth systems that support tives for changing this vides free bus rides to wo- rate She called for reforms them she said men the Mahatma Gandhi in taxation policies and in- Rabia Abdallah a senior Right mindset and men NREG Act and the Right to dicated the urgent need for CCM party leader from Women must be part of Education Act RTE were universal access to child Tanzania spoke of the va- every sector The answer is important in bringing care If families cannot lue of cross-regional dia- not just the right laws but about change combine work and parent- logue and importance of the right mindset and the He also pointed out the ing gender equality will embedding women s lea- right men who stand for importance of educating remain out of reach