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Women’s World Atlas
Women represent more than half of the world’s representation. Yet, they remain highly underrepresented within…
Reykjavík Index for Leadership
The Covid-19 pandemic has deepened the already existing prejudices on society’s views on leadership suitability…
Reykjavík Manual
As the world moves towards recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, leaders across the globe have…
Addressing the hidden pandemic: the impact of COVID on Mental Health
“Time for a check-up: the state of mental healthcare in Europe” Health has been the…
Höfði House report 2020
Höfði House will forever hold a place in history as the location of the 1986…
Open letter to world leaders: give women an equal “seat” at the table
It is estimated that it will take 145.5 years to attain parity between men and…
Conversation with Sandie Okoro, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the World Bank Group, on the latest findings on violence against women
Women Political Leaders sits down with Sandie Okoro, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for…
World leaders’ prescriptions on global immunisation
The prescriptions on global immunisation are out, and the world is their patient. A digital…
Why Violence Against Women Should Concern Us All
On the 16th of March, 2021, the Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians organised a webinar…
We Need Women Leaders in Politics: Better Society, Strong Democracy
Commission on the Status of Women, 65th Edition, Side Event As part of the sixty-fifth…
WPL appoints Aminata Touré, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, and Loren Legarda as Global Ambassadors
5 April 2021, Brussels - Women Political Leaders announces the appointment of three prominent leaders…
WPL appoints prominent women in leadership and decision-making positions as Special Envoys
5 April 2021, Brussels – Women Political Leaders is pleased to announce the appointment of…
Women Parliamentarians from around the world share their solutions during International Women’s Month 2021
How to address the most pressing issues confronting the world today? Women Political Leaders (WPL)…
SDG Global Festival of Action and The Reykjavík Manual
The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened pre-existing inequalities, exposing vulnerability in social, political and economic systems,…
The Reykjavík Index for Leadership 2020-2021, How do we support equality in society and in leadership?
Perceptions and stereotypes lead to prejudices against women, deepening inequalities across every aspect of society,…
Hillary Clinton and Melanne Verveer at the Reykjavík Global Forum 2020 – Beijing Declaration on Women’s Rights, 25 Years Later
At the recent Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders 2020, former U.S. Secretary of State…
Women Health Ministers: courageous and ambitious leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic
Let’s start with something positive: Since February 2020, women leaders have sought tirelessly to safeguard…
WPL appoints Global Ambassadors
High-quality leadership is at the heart of successful response to challenges, which are now amplified…
International Women’s Day 2021: A celebration and a call-to-action
This year’s theme for the International Women’s Day 2021 is “Women in leadership: Achieving an…
OECD Global Parliamentary Network (GPN) Meeting In partnership with Women Political Leaders and NATO
Forging a New Consensus for Economic, Social, and Environmental Progress A conversation with Angel Gurría,…