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August 26, 2017
1893 New Zealand 1902 Australia 1906 Finland 1913 Norway 1915 Kingdom of Denmark (Including Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland) 1917 Canada, Estonia, Latvia, Netherlands, Russia 1918 Azerbaijan, Georgia, Germany, Hungarian People’s Republic, Kyrgyz SSR, Lithuania, Poland 1919 Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Jersey, Luxembourg, Ukrainian SSR, Zimbabwe 1920 Albania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, United States 1921 Sweden 1922 Burma, Ireland 1924 Kazakh SSR, Mongolia, Tajik SSR, Turkmen SSR 1925 Trinidad and Tobago 1927 Uruguay 1928 United Kingdom 1931 Spain, Sri Lanka 1932 […]
July 24, 2017
On July 1st 2017, several inspiring members of our burgeoning international network convened in Paris, France for an inaugural meeting. The session opened with an address by one of WNC’s distinguished and trailblazing founders, Dr. Rita Süssmuth, former head of the German Bundestag. Dr. Süssmuth spent some time greeting our members and guests before launching into a timely discussion about the role of women’s leadership at this important juncture in history. Reflecting on the present predicament facing many European, Middle […]
March 29, 2017
The 61st session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61), was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 13 – 24 March, 2017. This year’s session focused on the theme of “Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work.” The Commission is one of the largest annual gathering of global leaders, NGOs, private sector actors, United Nations partners and activists from around the world focusing on the status of rights and empowerment of all […]
December 9, 2016
Proud moment for Canada Black rights activist Viola Desmond to be 1st Canadian woman on $10 bill Black rights activist Viola Desmond, who was jailed for defiantly sitting in the “whites only” section of a Nova Scotia film house, will be the first Canadian woman to be featured on the country’s $10 bill. Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz announced the selection of the groundbreaking beautician and businesswoman during an announcement today at the Canadian […]
November 23, 2016
Buenos Aires 2016 November 14 to 18 Women’s Body and Fundamental Rights – New Challenges Conference held by the International Federation of Women in Legal Careers
September 21, 2016
Nadia Murad Basee Taha, a survivor of human trafficking at the hands of ISIS, has been appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The UNODC is the lead UN agency that combats all forms of human trafficking, including sexual slavery and forced labor. According to the UNODC, during her Ambassadorship, Nadia will concentrate on advocacy efforts and raise awareness about the plight of the countless […]