Join World Pulse columnist Zainab Salbi, human rights leader Malika Saar, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee, and songwriter Ani DiFranco as they come together to strengthen women’s leadership. Read More »
On the occasion of one of the largest gatherings in the world, soccer’s World Cup 2010, Man Up will host a three-day global youth summit to tackle violence against women. Read More »
The heat is on—this is the theme for the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum and a message that emphasizes the burning need for widespread global participation to reverse alarming climate trends. Read More »
By adopting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the world’s leaders have made some powerful promises. The Women Deliver conference will bring together experts and creative thinkers to help world leaders uphold their promises to women, such as the promise to cut maternal mortality in half by 2015. Read More »
Where are women’s voices in Haiti reconstruction? Concerned activists are sounding an appeal for women’s leadership to drive Haiti earthquake recovery. Read More »
Fifteen years ago, representatives from 89 national governments and 2,100 non-governmental organizations met in Beijing for the World Conference on Women. Out of this conference came the Beijing Platform, which remains the most comprehensive global policy framework for the full realization of women’s rights. Read More »
The Women, Faith and Development Summit to End Global Poverty
December 2, 2009 - December 3, 2009 | Melbourne, Australia
Headliners:
Sister Joan Chittister OSB, Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, The Hon. Dame Carol Kidu CBE MP
Faith communities and the development community have many overlapping interests—including the emerging global momentum to bring resources together to invest in women and girls. Read More »
