The non-profit organization, Anita Borg Institute presented the third installment of Women Entrepreneur Quest (WEQ). WEQ is a contest that provides women with the platform to showcase their start-ups with the right people, such as investors, other entrepreneurs, and consultants. While being able to advertise their projects these women are able to win valuable prizes, such being mentored or consulted from various companies. The contest will be presented by the Anita Borg Institute and the Association for Computing Machinery on November 15th in Bangalore. The India Head of the Anita Borg Institute, Gheetha Kannan has been quoted stating that she believes women have the ability to "achieve greater heights" and through this contest it will help to incite and inspire women to create corporations equivalent to those on global scale. The contest will be judged on several criteria and the final pitches will be presented at the Grace Hopper Conference.
1) In light of recent events, how are the rights of women in India being upheld?
2) How could this possibly help the dignity of women and promote gender equality in the future?
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