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Google for India 'Women Will' event highlights: Google announces Business Pages on Google Pay

tech2 News Staff • March 8, 2021, 11:30:28 IST
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Speakers at the event are expected to share their vision for solving for gender equity so women can benefit from the opportunities of the digital economy.

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Google for India 'Women Will' event highlights: Google announces Business Pages on Google Pay
March 8, 2021, 11:27:45 (IST)
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Smriti Irani, Ministry of Women & Child Development, at the Google for India event

.@smritiirani, Honorable Minister of Women & Child Development, Government of India, issues a clarion call for everyone to come together and create a gender-equal world.

Tune in to #WomenWill: A #GoogleForIndia Event now ➡️ https://t.co/UxMjLQmeBT#IWD2021 pic.twitter.com/y5BshNaTxR

— Google India (@GoogleIndia) March 8, 2021
March 8, 2021, 11:24:35 (IST)
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On #InternationalWomensDay, @LorraineTwohill, Chief Marketing Officer, Google, has a message for all young girls today.

Tune in to #WomenWill: A #GoogleForIndia Event, now ➡️ https://t.co/UxMjLQmeBT#IWD2021 pic.twitter.com/z8avh6k8BC

— Google India (@GoogleIndia) March 8, 2021
March 8, 2021, 11:18:48 (IST)
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.@phumzileunwomen, Under Secretary General, UN, and Executive Director, @UN_Women, sheds light on #GenerationEquality’s vision for the future.

Tune in to her conversation with @SappyChadha and @LorraineTwohill, at #WomenWill: A #GoogleForIndia Event ➡️ https://t.co/UxMjLQmeBT pic.twitter.com/9OeILZXXlj

— Google India (@GoogleIndia) March 8, 2021
March 8, 2021, 11:17:08 (IST)
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As per a report we recently did with Bain, women-owned enterprises could employ between 150Mn - 170Mn people by 2030.
To help get there faster, @SappyChadha announces the #WomenWill Program and how it could benefit rural women entrepreneurs.

Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/yhwuNYNmq0 pic.twitter.com/Sw4jneqBFA

— Google India (@GoogleIndia) March 8, 2021
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March 8, 2021, 11:16:50 (IST)
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.@SappyChadha, Senior Country Marketing Director, Google India and South East Asia, announces that women entrepreneurs on Google My Business can list their business as ‘women-led’.

Catch more updates from #WomenWill: A #GoogleForIndia Event ➡️ https://t.co/UxMjLQmeBT pic.twitter.com/uqBs2r4D9f

— Google India (@GoogleIndia) March 8, 2021
March 8, 2021, 11:16:34 (IST)
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.@SappyChadha announces the new ‘Business Pages’ feature, as part of our commitment to make products more helpful for women entrepreneurs, at #WomenWill: A #GoogleForIndia Event ➡️ https://t.co/UxMjLQmeBT pic.twitter.com/M6J5JB7iRm

— Google India (@GoogleIndia) March 8, 2021
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March 8, 2021, 11:16:05 (IST)
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Google has also announced Business Pages on Google Pay

It will help an entrepreneur build any easily update-able catalogue and receive payments easily. 

March 8, 2021, 11:14:18 (IST)
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Google will now let entrepreneurs identify their business on ‘Google My Business’ as ‘Women-owned’

This will let users search women-led business on Search and Maps.

March 8, 2021, 11:12:08 (IST)
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Google also commits to scale its Sheroes accelarator program
March 8, 2021, 11:11:23 (IST)
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As part of Google’s Women Will initiative, Google is releasing a web platform that offers bit sized content on business fundamentals

This will launch in English and Hindi today, with support for other languages coming soon.

March 8, 2021, 11:08:32 (IST)
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As per a recently study, women-owned businesses could create 150-170 million jobs by 2030s.

March 8, 2021, 11:04:00 (IST)
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Google has also announced Google.org impact challenge for women and girls and has committed $25 million to fund the winning teams
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March 8, 2021, 10:59:27 (IST)
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Google is now investing another $1 million via Google.org to help “underserved women in India”

The first initiative will be led by Nasscom foundation that will reach 1 lakh women farmers in India. Google believes this will help women farmers increase their income by 30 percent.

March 8, 2021, 10:58:29 (IST)
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Google in India has invested $20 million in funding for educational initiatives through Google.org over the last four years
March 8, 2021, 10:56:14 (IST)
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“In India, women have experienced an unemployment rate that’s nearly 3 times that of men, during the pandemic.”
March 8, 2021, 10:55:20 (IST)
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.@sundarpichai, CEO, Google and Alphabet, announces $25Mn in grants to support nonprofits and social enterprises that are committed to empower women and girls.

Tune in to his talk now at #WomenWill: A #GoogleForIndia Event ➡️ https://t.co/TfmXo6t6Y4#IWD2021 pic.twitter.com/OrY60Zg9MO

— Google India (@GoogleIndia) March 8, 2021
March 8, 2021, 10:54:53 (IST)
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Google’s new global Women and Girls Challenge

March 8, 2021, 10:53:32 (IST)
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Google announces global Google.org impact challenge for girls announced

As part of the inititaive Google will provide $25 million in grants to non-profit, social enterprises working towards providing equal opportunities for women in India. The initiative is aimed at helping 1 million Indian rural women to become entrepreneurs.

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March 8, 2021, 10:46:54 (IST)
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We have empowered over 30 million women across Indian rural areas, says Sundar Pichai
March 8, 2021, 10:44:43 (IST)
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Sundar Pichai is now addressing the event

March 8, 2021, 10:39:34 (IST)
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In 2015, only 1 in 10 rural internet users were women. Sanjay Gupta says, in 2021, there are 80,000+ Internet Saathis in the coutnry.
March 8, 2021, 10:35:15 (IST)
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Sanjay Gupta, Google India country head, gives a keynote speech

March 8, 2021, 10:30:36 (IST)
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The Google for India – Women Will event will be live any minute now

You can watch the event livestream here:

March 8, 2021, 10:27:59 (IST)
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Join us for #WomenWill: A #GoogleForIndia Event, to hear these speakers share their vision on how to bridge the digital gender divide.
Livestream starts at 10:30 AM on 8th March ➡️ https://t.co/TfmXo6KImE pic.twitter.com/Y1Ul7NFaRa

— Google India (@GoogleIndia) March 6, 2021
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March 8, 2021, 10:27:30 (IST)
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Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Ratan Tata, Smriti Irani and other will speak at the event

Meet the people who are motivated to work towards a more gender equal world, every day.
Hear them speak at #WomenWill: A #GoogleForIndia Event at 10:30 am on 8th March.
Set a reminder here ➡️ https://t.co/TfmXo6KImE pic.twitter.com/kWw40iKM87

— Google India (@GoogleIndia) March 6, 2021
March 8, 2021, 10:26:16 (IST)
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Google is hosting Google for India – Women Will event in India today

The first #GoogleForIndia Event for 2021 is here and we’ll be sharing our vision for bridging the online gender gap. Tune in to the livestream at 10:30 AM.

Set a reminder here ➡️ https://t.co/TfmXo6t6Y4#WomenWill #IWD2021 #InternationalWomensDay pic.twitter.com/vEUE4JhvFN

— Google India (@GoogleIndia) March 8, 2021

On this International Women’s Day 2021, Google is hosting a Google for India - Women Will event. At the event, Google says, it will be sharing its vision for bridging the online gender gap. At the event, there will also be a conversation on the rural women using tech in India - The Internet Saathis. The event is scheduled to begin at 10.30 am IST and it will be live-streamed on Google India’s YouTube channel. The event will be addressed by Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google and Alphabet, Ratan Tata, Former Chairperson, Tata Group, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director, UN Women, Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of Women and Child Development, Government of India and a few other leaders. Speakers at the event are expected to share their vision for solving for gender equity so women can benefit from the opportunities of the digital economy.

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