WPL Country Ambassadors advancing equality globally
Friday, May 22, 2020Ensuring effective communication with community members is very important nowadays. Even more so if that community is composed of WPL…
Women Leaders’ Virtual Roundtable on COVID-19 and the Future
Thursday, April 23, 2020WPL participated in the Women Leaders’ Virtual Roundtable on COVID-19 and the Future alongside outstanding colleagues, hosted by UN…
Leadership in the time of COVID-19
Wednesday, April 8, 2020What does it mean to be a leader in the time of the coronavirus? It means making difficult decisions that…
World Health Day 2020- Where are the female healthcare leaders?
Tuesday, April 7, 2020Celebrating Healthcare Heroes: the visible and invisible ones Amazing nurses, midwives, and female health ministers, parliamentarians and politicians are making…
Women’s history month: focus on women, peace and security
Friday, March 20, 2020March is Women's History Month – commemorating and encouraging the study, observance, and celebration of the vital role of women in…
International Women’s Day 2020: time for equal opportunities for ALL
Tuesday, March 3, 2020This International Women’s Day Women Political Leaders is calling on women and men to celebrate women's achievements, raise awareness against…
Making the web a safer place for women
Thursday, February 27, 2020In less than two decades, leaders have come to rely on the web and social media in particular for their…
Disrupting perceptions for better leadership
Thursday, February 27, 2020As the leading global forum for defence and security, the Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2020 presented the perfect opportunity for…
Women Leaders: Power, Together Declaration 2019
Friday, February 14, 2020The POWER TOGETHER: Reykjavik Summit 2019 is be the second roundtable of extraordinary women leaders. Women who have reached the…
Gearing up for 2020
Tuesday, January 21, 20202020 marks the beginning of a new decade with important milestones which can change society, for the better. International organisations…
2020: Seizing the momentum
Tuesday, January 21, 2020In 2020 the world is approaching a number of “tipping points” – planetary, economic, social and political – that have…
WPL and Vifor Pharma launch gender-sensitive toolkit on iron deficiency
Wednesday, January 15, 2020Women Political Leaders (WPL), with the support of Vifor Pharma, has produced an overview of responses to a healthcare issue…
Measuring social norms to challenge them: The Reykjavik Index for Leadership 2019
Wednesday, December 18, 2019Have you ever wondered why men and women aren’t viewed equally? What is driving the statistics that inhibit society from…
Showing girls that politics is a good place for women
Tuesday, December 17, 2019Female politicians from Europe to Australia and New Zealand, Asia, as well as Africa and Central America showed to young…
Female Parliamentarians share their knowledge at the OECD Parliamentary Network Meeting
Tuesday, December 17, 2019At the OECD Parliamentary in Paris, Parliamentarians shared their insights and strategies regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI ). Female politicians responded…
Neither sustainable economic growth nor good governance without equality for women
Tuesday, December 17, 2019Only 50 per cent of women participate in the labour market in Latin America. The price to pay for the…
Women leaders speed up the pace of change for the better in Reykjavik
Tuesday, December 17, 2019At its second edition, the Reykjavik Global Forum - Women Leaders 2019 created positive measurable impact. The 500 outstanding people…
WPL Summit 2019 Report: “Taking actions to advance society through SDGs”
Monday, December 16, 2019The Report of the first-ever WPL Summit held in Asia-Pacific region is now availabe. Click here to read the Report.…
When women lead: what matters
Friday, October 18, 2019On 25 September, Women Political Leaders held the panel “When women lead” at the UN General Assembly, as part of…
WPL joins #BalanceforBetter Campaign supporting International Women’s Day
Wednesday, September 25, 2019Have you ever imagined what a world with balance between women and men would look like? H. E. Marie Louise…
UN Women launches a Call to Action to parliamentarians at WPL Summit 2019
Monday, July 1, 2019In the lead up to the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (Beijing+25) and UN Women’s…