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WomLead Magazine Interviews Gwen K. Young: The Visionary Empowering Women Globally
Gwen K. Young is a dynamic leader and CEO of Women Business Collaborative (WBC). With a career spanning diverse international organizations, she champions gender equality and women’s empowerment. Gwen’s visionary leadership at WBC has driven transformative change, fostering a 30% increase in female-led businesses globally in recent years. Watch her interview with WomLead here.
Empowering Women In AI And Cybersecurity: Inspiring Inclusion For A Better Tomorrow
The International Women’s Day (IWD) 2024 campaign theme, “Inspire Inclusion,” highlights the importance of understanding and valuing women’s inclusion: with more women actively participating fully in a broad range of fields, at all levels, in all industries, we will inevitably see the kind of positive, sustainable change that leads to a better world.
The Importance Of Women In Global Trade
WBC is committed to working with our partners, champions, and sponsors to address the gaps for women in business, and the good news is that some of the reasons we see fewer women in trade come from systemic barriers that can be addressed by targeted interventions.
Episode 7: Planning for Parity
In this episode, Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director of UN-Habitat, shares strategies to promote education and gender equity in order to build inclusive cities. Confirmed unanimously in December 2017 by the UN General Assembly, Ms. Sharif is the first Asian, first Muslim, and second woman to lead the Nairobi-based agency with the mission of promoting …
Episode 6: Leadership and Rule of Law
In this episode, Counselor Christiana Tah, Former Minister of Justice for Liberia, discusses her lifelong commitment to public service and the responsibility of judiciary leaders to work toward a more inclusive world.
Episode 5: Innovating Leadership
In this episode, H.E. President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim of Mauritius discusses her goals and insights in promoting women in public service and women in STEM. As a career scientist, entrepreneur, and now public servant, H.E. Gurib-Fakim is working to empower women and young girls to join the STEM fields.
Episode 3: Parity Through Diplomacy
In this episode, the Ambassador of Finland to the United States, Kirsti Kauppi discusses what it’s like to be a woman working in foreign relations, what it means to be visible, and the differences between the United States and Finland in gender equality efforts and government institutions.
Episode 2: Trading Gender Parity
In this episode, Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s lead negotiator in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and current Deputy Ambassador to the United States, discusses her career in the federal government, the importance of mentors and the need to promote more women in trade globally. Deputy Ambassador Hillman is one of two women to work on the …
Episode 1: Women at the Table
In this episode, Baroness Catherine Ashton and Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman, both key negotiators in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, discuss the role of women as mediators in each and every aspect of their lives. Baroness Ashton was appointed as the first woman to be a British European Commissioner and became the first woman Commissioner …
All The Truth and as Much Justice as Possible
Granting amnesty to former government officials requires looking not only at international law obligations, but also at political realities, and individual and societal needs for justice and reconciliation. In designing an appropriate amnesty, the granting state must resolve the conflict between its duty to prosecute certain international crimes and its own issues of national sovereignty …
Amnesty and Accountability
Ms. Young has worked as a legal consultant for various universities and NGOs and a Policy and Advocacy officer for global development at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. As an attorney, Ms. Young has worked as a professional advocate for refugee and human rights in both corporate law settings and with the ICTY and …
VOC Promundo Mini Series Interview with Gwen Young
Gwen Young, a Promundo Attendee with over 20 years of international public service, is a catalyst for gender equality and women’s empowerment. Check out her impactful journey and insights on the path to positive change.
Pathways to more women in leadership | Gwen Young | TEDxBoise
Despite being half the world’s population, women are outnumbered by male leaders four to one. Utilizing data can help identify paths for women to pursue leadership and understand the power they currently hold. Leveraging this data can aid in instituting change to place more women in leadership roles.
Gwen Young, Director of the Women in Public Service Project, ‘Some Leaders Were Born Women’
On June 8, 2016 the Bond University Gender Generation (BUGG) hosted their inaugural event entitled “Some Leaders are Born Women.” This event marked the official launch and partnership between the Bond University Gender Generation and the Wilson Center’s Women in Public Service Project. Gwen Young, Director of the Women in Public Service Project, offered a …