Question: Recently which of the following social networking site has launched the campaign to empower women?
(a) Twitter
(b) Facebook
(c) Google
(d) MyLife
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- On 26 February 2016 the social networking site ‘Twitter’ had launched #Positionofstrength campaign to empower women to raise voices against any form of discrimination.
- It seeks to bridge the gender equality gap online in India and “inspire the next generation of women leaders to have an influential voice in society.”
- This should be noted that the movement has already been launched in Australia and Ireland.
- This is the first campaign of its kind that Twitter had launched in Asia for the empowerment of women.
- The social networking platform has partnered with the FICCI Ladies’ Organisation and the Observer Research Foundation to engage more women to raise their voices online.
- In order to expand the reach of the programme, a series of round table sessions and workshops with women leaders has been scheduled to be organised throughout the year to discuss how to increase empowerment and safety for women, both online and in the physical world.
- Twitter has also launched its Safety Center in Hindi to ensure engagement and education of women locally to enable them to use the platform safely and with confidence.
Reference:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/#2f15f58d22b1
https://blog.twitter.com/2016/launching-our-women-empowerment-initiative-in-india-in
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Twitter-launches-campaign-to-empower-women/articleshow/51196125.cms