30 women were honoured by the Union Minister for Women and Child Development at a felicitation event for Web Wonder Women, a campaign organised to celebrate the exceptional achievements of women, who have been driving social reforms via social media.
About:
Background: In January 2019, the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development launched an online campaign, ‘#www: Web Wonder Women’.
Objective: The Campaign aims to discover and celebrate the exceptional achievements of India women across the globe, who have used the power of social media to run positive & niche campaigns to steer a change in society.
Agencies involved: for this campaign, Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has partnered with Breakthrough and Twitter India.
Features of the campaign:
The Campaign invited Entries via Nominations from across the world. Indian-origin women, working or settled anywhere in the world, are eligible for nomination.
Nominations were invited in a large number of categories including Health, Media, Literature, Art, Sports, Environmental protection, fashion among others.
The shortlisted entries were open for public voting on Twitter and the finalists were selected by a specialized panel of judges.
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