Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 27 : The second edition of International Conference on Gender Equality (ICGE-II) would be held from February 11 to 13, Health, Social Justice and Women and Child Development Minister KK Shailaja said on Wednesday.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the IGCE-II as well as a ‘Gender Park’ in Kozhikode.
On the opening day, he will lay the foundation stone of International Women’s Trade and Research Centre that envisages a secure and sustained ecosystem for women entrepreneurs and a space for them to market products.
The valedictory ceremony will be inaugurated by Kerala Finance Minister TM Thomas Isaac. It would see the announcement of a policy draft based on the highlights of the sessions at ICGE-II.
A Gender Museum, Gender Library, Convention Centre and an Amphitheatre will be part of the first phase of the ‘Gender Park’ project, which aims towards gender equality in the state, Shailaja told the media here.
The ‘Gender Park’ is not only the first of its kind in the country, but also the world, Shailaja said.
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