Women empowerment and safety topped discussions of NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar during a two-visit to Pune and Nashik as she called for developing a culture of gender equality at homes, an official said on Sunday.

At the Savitribai Phule Pune University, the National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson led discussions at the "Nomadic and Denotified Tribes Women's Rights Conference".

The event at the Department of Geology focused on addressing issues related to women from the marginalised and vulnerable tribal population.

On Saturday, Rahatkar, a former mayor of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, called for developing a culture of gender equality at homes and not consider it a concept that should remain limited to schools, colleges or offices.

Speaking at a conference on challenges in wom

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