The Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) and the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) recently created a new initiative known as the “Gear Up Campaign” with the goal of revolutionizing the UN’s approach to women’s issues. The GEAR campaign hopes to strengthen the UN’s efforts for women by galvanizing the UN to integrate women’s issues into more of its programs so that women are no longer deemed a separate issue for discussion. GEAR hopes this will be achieved primarily through the creation of a strong UN entity lead by an Under-Secretary-General devoted entirely to women.

The GEAR campaign also hosts a website which works as both a news and networking forum. Anyone or any group can join the website which serves both as a utility for women-based businesses as well as a forum for information or discussion on women-related matters.

For more information on this amazing initiative check out: http://gear.collectivex.com/main/summary