Women being vocal is still new to the world: Priyanka
What's the story
Priyanka Chopra believes that women have started to stand up against gender biases but the world is still not able to digest them being "vocal" about their choices.
The 35-year-old Bollywood star, who is having a dream run in Hollywood, says the movements like #MeeToo and Time's Up prove that women across the globe have been facing challenges and India is no different.
Global issues
"Gender equality and women empowerment are global issues"
During an interview, Priyanka said, "Gender equality and women empowerment are global issues. Every country has its cultural problems. But women's health and women's rights are global problems. I live in America and in India as well."
"Women are going through problems across the globe we have #MeToo campaign and women coming out. Women being vocal is still new to the world," she added.
Focus
Need to focus what we're doing for women, children: Priyanka
Priyanka said, "As a society, we need to focus on what are we doing for our women and children."
The actress is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and has been attached to it for over a decade.
She was on a 16-hour-long trip to India to formally introduce 2018 Partners' Forum, a platform which works towards improving health and well-being of women, children, and adolescents.
Information
Forum to bring together over 1,200 participants from 100 countries
The Forum will be hosted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India in collaboration with the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) this December. In its fourth edition, the forum will bring together over 1200 participants from 100 countries.
Causes
Very passionate and emphatic about the causes I support: Priyanka
Priyanka, who was in Delhi in December last year to support a similar initiative, said she is passionate about the cause and never misses a chance to promote it.
"I'm very passionate and emphatic about the causes I support. Whatever I can do to bring people's attention to this forum I will do it. This forum is not about supporting a cause," she said.