The Women 20 (W20) is an official G20 engagement group established during the Turkish presidency in the year 2015. The objective is to ensure that gender considerations are mainstreamed into G20 discussions & translate into the G20 Leaders declaration as policies & commitments that facilitate gender equality & women’s economic empowerment.

1. What is W20?
The Women 20 (W20) is an official G20 engagement group established during the Turkish
presidency in the year 2015. The objective is to ensure that gender considerations are
mainstreamed into G20 discussions & translate into the G20 Leaders declaration as policies &
commitments that facilitate gender equality & women’s economic empowerment.
In India, under the able leadership of Shri Narendra Modi, has made huge strides in ensuring an
enabling environment for women.
W20 India will strive to take forward the Honorable Prime Minister’s vision of India’s G-20
presidency to be inclusive, ambitious, decisive, and action-oriented. India will strive to ensure
that the G-20 acts as a global “prime mover” to envision new ideas and accelerate collective
action over the next year as laid out by the Honorable Prime Minister.
Vision
W20 India’s vision is to create a world of equality & equity where every woman lives with dignity.
Mission
The mission of W20 India is to remove all barriers to women-led development & ensure an
enabling environment & ecosystem for women to prosper, transcend & transform their lives as
well as others.
Goals
● Inclusive consultations and action leading to a Powerful and impactful Communique
● Feed W20 recommendations into the G20 consultations and negotiations
● Influence and feed into the G20 Leaders’ Declaration and G20 Communique
● Establish a stronger W20 global and national network
● Ensure continuity of W20 agenda
W20 India — Contact information
W20 Secretariat: FICCI FLO, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi, India

2. Dr. Sandhya Purecha, Chair, W20 India — chair@w20india.org
Dharitri Patnaik, Chief Coordinator, W20 India Secretariat — chiefcoordinator@w20india.org
W20 India Twitter: https://twitter.com/W20India/
For more details visit: W20 India official website.