Every woman counts, be it at home, in civil society or at the government level. Unleashing the potential of a woman and existence in gender gaps inequality have left a large scope for improvement in empowering women across the globe”, said Ms. Michele Weldon, Strategic Partnerships Coordinator, UN Women Office for India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka at the panel discussion on `The Emergence of Women Entrepreneurship in Asia’ held on Day 3 of the 3^rd Edition of the Global Economic Summit 2014, organized jointly by MVIRDC World Trade Centre and the All India Association of Industries. The session was addressed by women from different walks of life, from various regions. While providing a statistical overview on women, Ms. Weldon said two-thirds women were subject to negligence on socio- economic parameters. Twenty-six percent of Indian women were unemployed while 65 per cent were illiterate. The newest of the UN Agencies UN Women (constituted in 2010) was mandated to looking at women-related issues with the help of the governments across the world, civil society partners while shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women.