New Delhi, March 8 -- President Droupadi Murmu graced the event organised by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development in New Delhi on Sunday on the occasion of International Women's Day.

This national-level event was organised to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women across diverse fields and reaffirm the collective commitment towards gender equality, safety, dignity and empowerment of women, a release said.

Addressing the gathering, the President said that women are playing a leading role in every field--education, administration, judiciary, military, medicine, science, technology, arts and entrepreneurship. Women in rural areas are becoming financially self-reliant through Self-Help Groups. They are providing ...