She Is : Stories Of Women Advancing The Sustainable Development Goals In India

<p>2021 is the beginning of the decade of action to realise the Sustainable<br/>Development Goals by 2030. It is imperative that every single person<br/>understands the goals becomes familiar with them and takes individual<br/>and collective action to realise them if we want to live a quality life.</p><p>SDG 5 in particular talks about Gender Equality which in our view is central<br/>to the realisation of the SDGs. Unfortunately in India women in leadership<br/>positions are not visible and the numbers do not stack up. We have less<br/>than 10% representation of women in the State Legislative Assembly 14%<br/>in Parliament about 24% in the formal labour force which is declining year<br/>on year. <b>If you cannot see her you cannot be her</b>.</p><p>This book aims to showcase the journeys of women leaders in their<br/>respective fields and also in the realisation of the 17 SDGs through their<br/>work. We have scientists police women judges and business entrepreneurs<br/>who have shared their failures and successes. Through their unique<br/>perspectives they have shared on how despite ones backgrounds one can<br/>achieve ones goals overcome socio-cultural barriers and contribute to the<br/>collective good.</p>