Month: September 2015

Call on Governments to bring down legal barriers for women’s economic empowerment

by WIP Office

On the occasion of the international community’s adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) is pleased to join over twenty leading business organizations, civil society organizations and UN agencies in calling on governments around the world to take action to remove barriers to women’s economic empowerment. Women face legal […]

Press Invitation – The global network of female politicians to design in Mexico new strategies for getting more women into power

by WIP Office

  The global network of female politicians to design in Mexico new strategies for getting more women into power The WIP Mexico Summit is co-hosted by the Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) and the Mexican Senate and will mark the 40th anniversary of the First World Conference on Women. Dates: 7-9 October Venue: Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Mexico DF, […]

G20 launches W20 engagement group to promote gender inclusive economic growth

by WIP Office

The W20, an engagement group of female leaders under the auspices of the G20, was launched on Sunday 6th September 2015 in Ankara (Turkey), where Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from the G20 were meeting for discussions on the global economy. The group of female leaders aims to work toward empowering women and ensuring […]

Gender Equality in Mexico in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals

by WIP Office

Lucero Saldaña Pérez, Member of the Mexican Senate and WIP Ambassador, contributed to the The Huffington Post’s series “What’s Working: Sustainable Development Goals”. The proposed set of milestones for achieving sustainable development will be the subject of discussion at the UN General Assembly meeting on September 25-27, 2015 in New York. The below article addresses […]

End hunger by protecting the land where it can be grown

by WIP Office

Linda Lanzillotta, Vice President of the Senate of the Italian Republic and WIP Ambassador, contributed to the The Huffington Post’s series “What’s Working: Sustainable Development Goals” . The proposed set of milestones for achieving sustainable development will be the subject of discussion at the UN General Assembly meeting on September 25-27, 2015 in New York. The below article addresses SDG 2 (End hunger, achieve food security […]

To achieve food security, we must prioritize women’s rights as human rights

by WIP Office

Tarja Halonen, Former President of Finland and Member of the WIP Advisory Board, contributed to the The Huffington Post’s series “What’s Working: Sustainable Development Goals” . The proposed set of milestones for achieving sustainable development will be the subject of discussion at the UN General Assembly meeting on September 25-27, 2015 in New York. __ At the end of this month, world […]