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Women can benefit in a big way from care services sector, says Smriti Irani

The G20 Summit should focus on developing a care economy and eliminate bias against women in technology and related sectors, said Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Women and Child Development. 

At the release of the communique at the final summit of the W20  engagement group at Mamallapuram near here on Thursday, she said: “When you discuss gender and technology, let us also ponder over what AI (artificial intelligence) brings to women. An additional focus on care services has a potential to create 300 million extra jobs that will predominantly go to women,” she said.

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