Welcoming Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka as Women Political Leaders Global Ambassador for Generation Equality
Tuesday, January 18, 2022Brussels, January 2022 - Women Political Leaders (WPL) is honoured to welcome Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka as WPL Global Ambassador for Generation Equality. Mlambo-Ngcuka,…
Women Political Leaders appoints Olena Malynska as Chief Executive Officer
Tuesday, November 23, 202123 November 2021, Brussels – Women Political Leaders (WPL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Olena Malynska as the…
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Honored with Women Political Leaders Trailblazer Award Prime Minister of Iceland (2009-2013) and World’s First LGBTQ Head of Government to Accept Award in Person at Reykjavík Global Forum
Wednesday, November 10, 202110 November 2021 - REYKJAVÍK, ICELAND - At the conclusion of the Reykjavik Global Forum, the 2021 Women Political Leaders…
Women Political Leaders appoints a Global Ambassador for Sustainable Development Goals and a Special Envoy to G7 and G20
Thursday, July 8, 20219 July 2021, Brussels – Women Political Leaders (WPL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Bogolo Joy Kenewendo as…
WPL appoints Aminata Touré, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, and Loren Legarda as Global Ambassadors
Monday, April 5, 20215 April 2021, Brussels - Women Political Leaders announces the appointment of three prominent leaders as WPL Global Ambassadors, who…
WPL appoints prominent women in leadership and decision-making positions as Special Envoys
Friday, April 2, 20215 April 2021, Brussels – Women Political Leaders is pleased to announce the appointment of prominent women leaders and decision-makers…
Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili joins Women Political Leaders Board
Wednesday, January 20, 2021Brussels, January 2021 - Women Political Leaders is honoured to welcome Economic and Public Policy Expert Dr. Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili,…
Reaching equality is everybody’s business: says WPL on International Women’s Day 2020
Saturday, March 7, 2020March 6th, 2019 - Women Political Leaders is calling on female and male Leaders to help ensure a long overdue…
Helen Clark appointed Chair of the Women Political Leaders Board
Monday, January 13, 2020January 2020 – WPL is honoured to have Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999-2008), to act as Chair…
Welcome to the recently-appointed WPL Country Ambassadors
Friday, October 18, 2019Welcome to the 11 leading women politicians worldwide who have been officially appointed by the relevant political leadership entity of…
Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders: Amplifying Women’s Leadership in Peace Processes
Wednesday, August 21, 2019One of the places where women have been dramatically underrepresented is in national and international peace processes. Women Political Leaders…
WPL at the OECD Forum: Discussing Inroads Towards Equality
Tuesday, June 11, 2019In the framework of the 20th OECD Forum World in EMotion, WPL organised a Discovery Lab session on the Reykjavik…
#BalanceforBetter: Latin American Politicians Voice the Importance of Balance
Wednesday, May 8, 2019On International Women’s Day 2019, 30% of the over 100 politicians from 51 countries which shared with WPL their vision…
A world with balance between women and men? A paceful world
Wednesday, April 10, 2019International Women's Day 2019 also offered an opportunity to reflect on the role of balanced society on peace. Over 100…
Creating knowledge platforms in the area of peace and security
Wednesday, April 10, 2019The "European Defence Rountable" organised in Malta in 2017, the "Women Peacemakers 2018 " and the 2019's session "A Man’s World? Leadership…
International Olympic Committee, #MeToo Movement and the African Women Leaders Network Awarded for driving Societal Change
Thursday, November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 - Reykjavik, Iceland: Three important initiatives driving global change will receive the first POWER, TOGETHER Awards during…
Over 1,500 #Girl2Leader delegates celebrate International Day of the Girl on five continents
Tuesday, October 30, 2018Girls are the leaders of tomorrow and the future of our society. To #LeadLikeAGirl means leadership with heart and brain.…
WPL panel at UNGA: Blockchain for Social Good
Thursday, October 18, 2018Blockchain represents an opportunity to change the world, by introducing transparency and accelerating poverty reduction. That was the shared belief…
PRESS RELEASE: Female MEPs to host teenage girls at the European Parliament for the International Day of the Girl as a part of the global #Girl2Leader campaign
Wednesday, October 10, 201812 female MEPs will host an event as a part of a global campaign, taking place on five continents, led by…
WPL and Concordia: A Deep Dive Into this Year’s Programming Partnership
Thursday, September 6, 2018We recently sat down with WPL Founder & Former Vice President of the European Parliament Silvana Koch-Mehrin and Concordia Co-Founder,…
Lithuania welcomes Women Political Leaders from nearly 70 countries at a global Summit
Thursday, June 7, 2018PRESS RELEASE 7.6.2018 On 6-8 June, Vilnius is hosting over 250 female Heads of State and Government, Ministers, and Parliamentarians…