HISTORICAL FACTS: W20 | History Defined

Women’s voices at the G20: action urged on economic empowerment, care work, health, climate justice and forced labour

The G20 group of the world’s 20 most powerful economies and the African and European Unions has a group dedicated to women empowerment – the Women 20 (W20). Set up in 2015 to promote gender equality and women’s economic empowerment, it’s one of 13 official engagement groups in the “Sherpa…

The Conversation · Dec 4, 2025

Eliminate gender disparity in data to ensure better policies for women’s participation in labour: W20 summit communique

An important area of the communique that was released on Thursday at the W20 Summit in Mamallapuram near Chennai, called for a focus on women’s education, skill development and labour participation. 

The Hindu · Jun 17, 2023

Women can benefit in a big way from care services sector, says Smriti Irani

The G20 Summit should focus on developing a care economy and eliminate bias against women in technology and related sectors, said Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Women and Child Development

The Hindu · Jun 15, 2023