British High Commission in New Delhi launched 'Pledge for Progress' campaign with partners across India to promote gender equality and mobilise real change
On 5 November, the ‘UK in India’ network and over 100 partners launched the ‘Pledge for Progress’ campaign, a joint commitment to promote gender equality and take practical steps to tackle gender challenges. The ‘Pledge for Progress’ initiative aims to empower organisations and individuals to break down gender norms and together build a gender-equal society, through five key commitments:
This cross-sectoral collective of 114 organisations spanning business, education, arts and civil society have pledged to tackle gender inequality and be the change to encourage further action.
Background
Pledge for Progress forms part of wider work by ‘UK in India’ on gender equality. The UK in India network works with state governments, law enforcement agencies, education authorities and businesses in India to empower women as leaders and trail-blazers, build better and more economic opportunities for women, and promote girls’ education and positive gender roles in schools. The UK and India are working together to help ensure women and girls can reach their full potential.
Examples of some of the ongoing collaborative programmes include:
If you would like to get involved, contact Diana.Joseph@fcdo.gov.uk.