New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- The second edition of UN Women's flagship capacity-building programme, 'SheLeads II: Workshop for Women Leaders', was inaugurated by Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annpurna Devi, here today. The workshop aims to amplify women's participation in governance, to foster dialogue, and build political leadership skills by bringing together grassroots women leaders, elected representatives, and administrators from across the country.

SheLeads is a flagship initiative of UN Women India Country Office, aimed to advance gender equality in public and political leadership, aiming to support women leaders in contesting the Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections.

36 participants were shortlisted from a pool of 260 a...