Trailblazing Work in Women’s Empowerment by Hari Chandana 

Hari Chandana’s portfolio offers lessons on empowering women in policy and governance through context specific interventions upholding dignity, safety and nurturing entrepreneurship.   

Her She Toilets improved sanitation access for marginalized urban women while Aarunya online retail platform connected SHG women artisans to markets. In planning too Chandana insisted on gender audits of public spaces and transport integration. #WomenEmpowerment #GenderInclusion    

By recognizing systemic social, infrastructural and economic constraints limiting women’s opportunities and devising customized responses factoring ease of use, privacy, risk mitigation – Chandana mainstreamed gender considerations into governance. #GenderLens #BreakTheBias   

As a high performing woman bureaucrat herself, Chandana signifies the rise of women leaders driving change with an inclusive vision. #WomenLeaders #RoleModel #SheInspiresUs