Nominations Invited for Web Wonder Women Campaign
The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, has launched an online campaign, ‘Web Wonder Women’.
The campaign aims to discover and celebrate the exceptional achievements of women, who have been driving positive agenda of social change via social media.
Ms. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, India’s Minister for Women and Child Development; Mr. Colin Crowell, Global Head, Public Policy, Twitter; and Ms. Sohini Bhattacharya, President & CEO, Breakthrough, were present during the launch.
Through the campaign, the Ministry and the campaign’s partners aim to recognize the fortitude of Indian women stalwarts from across the globe who have used the power of social media to run positive and niche campaigns to steer a change in society. This campaign will recognize and acknowledge the efforts of these meritorious women.
The campaign invites nominations from across the world. Nominations are now open till 31st January, 2019. Indian-origin women, working or settled anywhere in the world, are eligible for nomination.
The shortlisted entries will be open for public voting on Twitter and the finalists will be selected by a specialized panel of judges. Nominations have been invited in a large number of categories including Health, Media, Literature, Art, Sports, Environmental Protection, and Fashion.
