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‘India has created incredible women leaders. The real work starts now.’
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‘India has created incredible women leaders. The real work starts now.’

Live from Lodhi Garden is a special podcast series of Global Order. Sitting in the 15th-century garden, we delve deeper into conversations about world affairs and issues of socio-political importance. The host is Aayushi Sharma, she is a Research Associate with Global Order and in this episode, she is speaking to Sunaina Kumar. Sunaina Kumar is a senior fellow at the Center for New Economic Diplomacy of the Observer Research Foundation. She has also been a journalist for more than a decade. This conversation covers a wide array of issues ranging from mapping the path for gender equality and development in India to understanding the impact of gender equilibrium in strengthening multilateralism in the world. Timestamps- 0:00-1:29 Introduction 2:02-4:17 Understanding gender approaches in diplomacy and economics 5:07-8:10 Exploring the gap between policy and practice in women’s workforce participation 9:29-13:40 Women’s role in transforming multilateralism 14:43-18:37 Understanding the discrepancy between policy and implementation 19:03-21:38 A story from the ground 22:39-23:58 Can India’s Panchayati Raj model inspire national change? 24:34-26:40 Where do women stand in India’s education sector? 27:34-28:27 Can regulating the unorganised sector boost women’s job security? 30:00-32:56 Addressing gender inequality in India 33:20-35:29 Women and India’s budget 36:23-38:01 Why does gender pay gap still exist? 39:05-40:40 Why a gender lens matters in everyday life 40:44-41:09 Conclusion
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