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Empowering Women - Empowering Humanity: Picture It!
Empowering Women - Empowering Humanity: Picture It!
Almost 20 years ago, 189 countries adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a visionary roadmap for women's rights and empowerment. Much has been achieved since, but much more needs to be done and can be done. A world in which gender equality is a reality: Picture it!
Mervat Tallawy: Challenging those who cite "culture" to oppress
Mervat Tallawy: Challenging those who cite "culture" to oppress
Egyptian diplomat and politician Mervat Tallawy is the former Minister for Insurance and Social Affairs of Egypt and former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). She spent six years involved in the drafting of the Convention on the…
Farhan Akhtar is a HeForShe
Farhan Akhtar is a HeForShe
Indian actor and director of numerous films and founder of Men Against Rape & Discrimination (MARD), Farhan Akhtar was touched by the struggle to end violence against women when a woman he worked with was sexually assaulted and killed in her own home. Farhan established MARD to advocate for…
Ikram Ben Said on "Advancing Women in Politics: The Gateway to Economic Empowerment"
Ikram Ben Said on "Advancing Women in Politics: The Gateway to Economic Empowerment"
On May 19, 2014 NDI and it's Chairman Madeleine K. Albright organized the annual luncheon on the theme of "Advancing Women in Politics: The Gateway to Economic Empowerment" to honor the Tunisian organization Aswat Nissa (Women's voices). We are happy to present to you the speech given by the…
Explaining Gender Sensitive Parliaments
Explaining Gender Sensitive Parliaments
iKNOW Politics Expert Sonia Palmieri speaks about gender sensitive parliaments.
Challenges for international organizations working on women's issues
Challenges for international organizations working on women's issues
iKNOW Politics Expert Caroline Hubbard speaks about the challenges international organizations face while working on women's rights issues.
The Autocomplete Truth: Kick-starting a modern conversation on gender equality
The Autocomplete Truth: Kick-starting a modern conversation on gender equality
The Autocomplete Truth - developed for UN Women by Memac Ogilvy & Mather Dubai - started a viral and global debate about gender equality. It became Adweek's most shared ad of 2013 and The Ad Council's social good campaign of the year for 2013. Most importantly, it was the start of a…
Congolese Women Politicians Meet with CAR President
Congolese Women Politicians Meet with CAR President
In March, Catherine Samba-Panza, president of the Central African Republic, and 25 Congolese women politicians sat down for a meeting to discuss security, peace and women's political participation. NDI organized the meeting when President Samba-Panza was in Kinshasa for the second annual World…
Women’s Leadership – Be Part of the Solution
Women’s Leadership – Be Part of the Solution
Viet Nam has always placed a strong emphasis on gender equality. This has resulted in important achievements such as low maternal mortality and high access to education. Vietnamese women have one of the highest labour force participation rates in the world. On most gender indicators Viet Nam…