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Important Updates on the Preparations for the CSW69
OPEN LETTER of IAW on Urgent Improvement of Peace Missions …
Saroj Nalini Dutt Memorial Association on its 100th Anniversary
Sustainable education for girls
Written Statement for CSW69 is online
The “Cities for CEDAW” award goes to ….
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Acknowledging Challenges, Embracing Hope on International Women’s Day
Inspired by the Newsletter On this International Women’s Day, as we reflect on the numerous challenges women continue to face globally, it is clear that
In Remembrance of the Honorable Jimmy Carter
US IAW members pay tribute to late President Jimmy Carter USA President Jimmy Carter gave American women a foothold and hope for human rights. His
Leap Year Tradition
Is there a tradition 100 years later? Anjana Basu gives us feminist insights on this quadrennial event. February 29 falls once every four years, offering
IAW Project Water and Pads for Schoolgirls
Event Information:
- Tue10Mar20154:30 pmCC UN, New York – Boss Room
Lessons Learnt from Women Presidents and Prime Ministers Worldwide
Show contentLessons Learnt from Women Presidents and Prime Ministers Worldwide
Senior Researcher Torild Skard, , IAW, Norway, presents her new book
“Women of power – half a century of female presidents and prime ministers worldwide” (Bristol: Policy Press).
Skard analyses the careers of 73 women in 53 countries to find out how women managed to go to the top, and if their role as top leaders made a difference to women?
Discussion:
The findings of the book and policies to increase the number of women in the top leadership worldwide will be discussed by
Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Administrator of the UN Development Programme, UNDP, (tbc)
Mona Lena Krook, Associate Professor at Rutgers University, New Jersey, US,
Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica (tbc)
Moderator: Joanna Manganara, President, International Alliance of Women (IAW)