Kavitha to address UN body’s summit on gender equality

February 16, 2019 11:25 pm | Updated 11:25 pm IST - HYDERABAD

HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, 25/03/2017: Kalvakuntla Kavitha, MP from Nizamabad.Photo: K.V.S. Giri

HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, 25/03/2017: Kalvakuntla Kavitha, MP from Nizamabad.Photo: K.V.S. Giri

TRS MP K. Kavitha will be the main speaker at Global Compact Network India (GCNI)’s ‘Gender Equality Summit 2019’ in New Delhi on March 1. The GCNI is the local arm of United Nation’s Global Compact.

Ms. Kavitha will speak on ‘Preparing women for the future of work’. She was chosen for her passion to accelerate efforts to achieve sustainable development goals, especially gender equality in India, a press release informed.

The highlights of the summit include a thought leadership piece that will be brought out in collaboration with GCNI’s knowledge partner, Deloitte, on preparing women for the fourth industrial revolution and presenting the second best practices awards on gender equality in India.

Preparing blueprint

Chief executive officers, chief human resource officers, chief sustainability officers, policy makers, CSR practitioners, and members of civil society organisations and NGOs will attend the event to prepare a blueprint for the road ahead.

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