Conf Theme: Digitalisation & Technology
On June 30th, Silvana Koch-Mehrin, President and Founder of Women Political Leaders (WPL), joins the APEC Women Connect Online Conference for the panel session, “Public & Private collaboration Empowers Women”. The discussion focuses on the issues surrounding gender equality and the role of digitalisation in empowering women at the crossroads, particularly throughout the pandemic. It […]
Women Political Leaders (WPL) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), are partnering to bring the experience of women Parlamentarians at the meeting of the OECD Global Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence (AI), a unique group of legislators working on AI with a global perspective. The online meeting, scheduled on 2 December 2020 […]
February 24 – Paris, France What do we mean when we talk about safety and security online? Online abuse can wound as much as actual physical violence – and often more so. One of the groups that often bear the brunt of harassment are women politicians. On 24 February 2020, WPL and OECD co-hosts the […]
Women Political Leaders will host side sessions at UN General Assembly, 73rd Session in New York. WPL will be hosting a number of events as a part of the Concordia Annual Summit 2018. WPL will also be co-hosting a session on Blockchain for Social Good: Utilizing Blockchain to Aid Economic Development, in cooperation with Binance Charity Foundation (BFC) and […]
The Women Political Leaders Global Forum (WPL), under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal, organised an exclusive round table discussion: ‘Ambiti@n – Women in STEM‘ in Lisbon on the 8th of November. The round table discussion was part of the WPL Policy Forum Technology & Digitalisation. Other meetings […]
Women Political Leaders Global Forum (WPL) has hosted three sessions focused on ‘Women in STEM’ at and around the WebSummit in Lisbon, Portugal: Wed 8 Nov at 11:00 — Roundtable ‘Ambiti@n – Women in STEM’ under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal. Thu 9 Nov at 11:10 — ‘A […]
Innovation for Inclusion – embracing technology to create a shared future Women Political Leaders will host side sessions at World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos. This annual meeting engages the world’s top leaders in collaborative activities focused on shaping the global, regional and industry agendas. Is the glass half full, or is it half empty? Is inclusive […]
Empowering Refugee and Migrant Women in the Integration Process The Women Political Leaders Global Forum (WPL) and the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations have co-hosted a seminar entitled Empowering Refugee and Migrant Women in the Integration Process as a side event to the 72nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 72), on 21 September 2017 […]
The G20 Digital Ministers Conference convened for the first time the G20 Ministers responsible for the digital economy during the 2017 German G20 Presidency. WIP G20 Roundtable: “Digitalisation: Policies for a Digital Future” On the margins of the G20 Digital Ministers Conference, the Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) brought together female Parliamentarians from G20 […]
Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) organised the roundtable discussion “Communication 2.0 and Social Media. An opportunity for more women in politics?”, on 18 October, at the Italian Senate. This debate was hosted by Linda Lanzillotta, Vice-President of the Italian Senate and Member of the WIP Executive Board. “Communication 2.0 and Social Media. An opportunity for more women […]
The Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP), Facebook and Harvard University presented the study on the use of social media by women in politics on Wednesday 23 November. This presentation at the Mexican Senate was hosted by Lucero Saldaña, Member of the Mexican Senate and Member of the WIP Executive Board. The report, elaborated by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center […]
The Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) and Facebook organised the launch of the WIP-Harvard-Facebook study “Social Media: Advancing Women in Politics?”at the European Parliament, an event hosted by MEP Marietje Schaake. — Social media isn’t just revolutionizing how people connect with their friends and families. It’s also transforming how politicians – male and female – work, […]
The Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) is participating in the Women’s Lunch at the Digital Life Design (DLD) Europe 2016 Conference on September 5. Speakers: Dr. Beate Merk Bavarian State Minister for European Affairs and International Relations, Silvana Koch-Mehrin Chairperson of Women in Parliaments Global Forum Steffi Czerny DLD Founder & Managing Director
The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos engages the world’s top leaders in collaborative activities focused on shaping the global, regional and industry agendas. The Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) organised the Panel discussion hosted by EY “Power, disrupted. An opportunity for more women in leadership?”. This session surrounded the theme of new media […]