#WeAreEqual: Amitabh Bachchan’s Big Announcement on Twitter Is a Huge Step Towards Gender Equality

Bollywood stalwart Amitabh Bachchan has promised to distribute his monetary assets equally between his son, Abhishek Bachchan and daughter Shweta Nanda after his demise because he believes that men and women in all respects are #Equal and one shouldn’t discriminate between a daughter and a son.

Big B joins a number of celebrities as well as the general public in taking to Twitter to pledge his allegiance to equality, only days before International Women’s Day. The online initiative called #WeAreEqual is being driven by Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, to promote gender equality.

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Here’s what activists, sports personalities, celebrities and the common man and woman had to say about the need for equal rights!

Megastar @SrBachchan bats for #GenderEquality in a powerful post! #WeAreEqual pic.twitter.com/cySQ9z1OQq
— IIFA Awards (@IIFA) March 2, 2017

Psychologist, Dr. Prerna Kohli Winner 100 Women Achiever Award says #WeAreEqual pic.twitter.com/2J8R7cJkHG
— Dr. Prerna Kohli (@DrPrernaKohli) March 2, 2017

Equal values. Equal responsibilities. Equal pay for equal work. Because #WeAreEqual @MinistryWCD pic.twitter.com/FjPyWd9qQ1
— UNFPA India (@UNFPAIndia) March 2, 2017

#WeAreEqual #genderequality #journalist @SrBachchan pic.twitter.com/J95YMTxN7q
— Neha Shrivastava (@nehahiman) March 2, 2017

We dream together. Believe together. Achieve together. In proud support of a world of equals. #GenderEquality #WeAreEqual @MinistryWCD pic.twitter.com/3If7WY1WRt
— shantanunikhil (@shantanunikhil) March 2, 2017

Change begins at home. #WeAreEqual pic.twitter.com/H6rVFbFgSW
— Manjeet Gupta (@manj_gup) February 25, 2017

ASI- Space Gold Medalist, Ms K.Thenmozhi Selvi wishes wings for women to fly, says #WeAreEqual pic.twitter.com/5U2gXm6OWl
— Ministry of WCD (@MinistryWCD) March 1, 2017

My female colleague work as hard as I do. #WeAreEqual pic.twitter.com/1v9Y2zZPnr
— Rohit Kumar (@rohit199147) February 17, 2017

Renowned fashion entrepreneur Ms. @sanjanajon boldly shares her beautiful message. #WeAreEqual pic.twitter.com/S22E1XtfAY
— Ministry of WCD (@MinistryWCD) February 20, 2017

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