Tag: gender equality

UN Women Conference in North Carolina- ‘Unite for Peace’

This blog was contributed by WCI Program Intern, Katie Starr, who attended the conference on June 11, 2011 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The United Nations’ new gender equality entity, UN Women, is embarking upon its second year of operation under the leadership of former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet. In June, the UN Women National Committee [...]

By WCI | 2011.08.01 | Posted in Top Stories | Tagged , , , ,

Women Working Together– Writing The Next Chapter of HerStory

[ April 25, 2011; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] The U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau hosts an half-day event for young women and girls, on Monday April 25, 2011, at the Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia.

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WCI President and Founder Marjorie Margolies will speak. Other invited  women leaders include:

Sara Manzano-Díaz, Director [...]

By Aggie | 2011.04.13 | Posted in Events | Tagged , , , , , , ,

Women’s Vital Role in the Balkans

Last week, WCI staff members Marion Abboud and Cathy Zurbach eagerly traveled to Tirana, Albania to participate in the first-ever Balkan’s Conference on Women and their Vital Role in the Society.
View of Kruje, on the outskirts of Tirana
The conference was attended by a remarkable audience of over 200 young teenage girls (and boys!) from [...]

By Aggie | 2011.04.07 | Posted in Top Stories | Tagged , , , , , , ,

Women Leaders in Afghanistan

2005 was a landmark year for Afghan women as the first parliamentary elections in 35 years were held with a significant number of women able to compete and win seats. In the more recent September 2010 elections, an even greater number of women campaigned; some sources indicated a doubling of candidates.

Throughout both election years, the [...]

By Aggie | 2011.03.21 | Posted in Top Stories | Tagged , , , , , ,

Engaging Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality: A Global Symposium

A global symposium on achieving gender equality targeting men and boys just wrapped up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The four-day symposium featured strategies, research, and programmatic best practices on engaging men and boys in gender sensitive programs.

By kerri | 2009.04.06 | Posted in Top Stories | Tagged , ,