Me, The Change: ‘Every Single Voice Matters,’ Says Shelley Thakral

Shelley Thakral, Head of Policy Programmes (India, South Asia & Central Asia) Facebook, spoke on young women voters.

Shelley Thakral, Head of Policy Programmes (India, South Asia, and Central Asia) at Facebook, speaks at the “Me, the Change” event on India’s first-time women voters.

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At The Quint’s “Me, the Change” event, presented by Facebook India, Shelley Thakral, Head of Policy Programs, India, South Asia and Central Asia, at Facebook said, “Facebook has tremendous potential to become a tool for democracy. More than ever, women are an important voice in the 2019 elections. Facebook is doing everything it can to build integrity.” She also spoke about how, with 200 million users, Facebook was emerging as a platform in India for young women voters to talk about their issues and stories of struggle.