Episode 35: SDG 5- Gender Equality - a podcast by Anushna Jha

In conversation with Aanya Wig, Co-Founder of Girl Up Rise (now Her Haq). Aanya is a recent graduate from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi and a SUSI scholar, being one of the four girls nominated to represent India for a women's leadership fellowship with the US Department of State. She is the Co-Founder of Girl Up Rise, a youth-led collective working towards creating a world where no woman has to fight to make her voice heard. Aanya is also Programme Associate at Circle In, working on empowering women economically. She is also on the Young People’s Action team for UNICEF working towards empowering young people.

In this episode we talk about Aanya's early experiences that led her to work towards gender equality, her work on women's agency and their empowerment, and how she defines women's leadership. We also delve into the gendered impact of the pandemic and the way forward towards a more inclusive, equal world.  

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