EADhERS Book features 60 powerful LEADhERS x 60 powerful LEADhERSHIP Tools to empower young girls to lead change Davos, January 22, 2023 –World Woman Foundation launched the #LEADhER Book on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum week on January 19 in Davos. The book features 60 powerful women solving 60 global challenges with their
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In a world defined by trade tensions, climate crises, and digital transformation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first African and female Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is reshaping global commerce. Under her leadership, the WTO has made gender equality a priority, ensuring that women are at the heart of economic decision-making. As global trade
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Honored As The World Woman Hero of 2025 On The Sidelines Of World Economic Forum Carolina Müller-Möhl has never been one to wait for change—she makes it happen. As one of Europe’s most influential investors, philanthropists, and advocates for gender equality and education, she has reshaped industries and challenged traditional power structures.Now, her impact
The World Woman Foundation proudly announces LILYSILK, a leading silk brand, as its new sustainable fashion partner. This collaboration aims to promote sustainability and empower women in North America and Europe by supporting and empowering world woman leaders with sustainable silk products and educating women on their role in sustainability in a bold new way.
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Menopause, once a hushed topic, is now stepping into the spotlight. Each year, 2 million women in the United States enter menopause, a natural life stage affecting a significant portion of the population (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, n.d.). Despite its prevalence, society has long remained silent about this critical phase, leaving many women
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In an era where technology, art, and activism intersect, the profound impact of sound on our lives and societies has never been more apparent. The possibilities are boundless, from immersive sonic experiences that transport us to new dimensions to its innovative use as a catalyst for social change. At the World Woman Cannes Agenda, a
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In the ever-changing realm of gender equality, the role of women in politics emerges as a focal point for discussion and action. As we progress through the 21st century, women’s voices in positions of authority resonate louder than ever, advocating for change, advancement, and inclusivity. Women’s involvement in peace and security processes—as peacekeepers, leaders, and
In an era characterized by unprecedented interconnectedness and collaboration, the necessity of global cooperation to confront our most formidable challenges has never been more apparent. At the forefront of this collective endeavor lies the pivotal role of women-led initiatives. Recently, the World Women’s Davos Agenda brought together a distinguished panel of trailblazing leaders to delve
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In the realm of technology, fostering diversity and inclusion is not just a moral imperative but also a strategic necessity for driving innovation and achieving sustainable development goals. The panel on “Women in Tech & Allyship” at the World Woman Davos Agenda brought together leaders from various sectors to discuss their experiences, insights, and strategies
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The World Woman Foundation proudly welcomes Lalita Taylor, a prominent figure in the media industry, to its esteemed Advisory Council for the UK Region. With an illustrious career spanning over three decades, Taylor brings a wealth of experience and a passion for social impact to her new role. Lalita Taylor’s impressive background includes her current
In a compelling exploration of India’s journey towards equality and national prosperity, Bharat Lal, the distinguished Human Rights Advocate, stands as a guiding force. His visionary perspective and dedicated advocacy illuminate the path toward an “Equality Moonshot Vision” for India, transcending conventional boundaries and shaping a future where inclusivity and prosperity intertwine. During the World
Moonshots embody a duality: teeming with optimistic potential yet fraught with uncertainties on how they might unfold. It’s the blend of curiosity and hope that ignites our capabilities, propelling us to dream ambitiously, innovate relentlessly, and take audacious leaps that reshape the course of humanity. These pivotal moments, etched in history, serve as catalysts for
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In a world that’s increasingly recognizing the importance of diversity and inclusion, the remarkable journey of Sarah Hassaine serves as an inspiring tale of advocacy and empowerment. As the Head of Inclusion and Diversity at ResMed, a digital health med-tech company, Sarah’s remarkable career is a testament to her unwavering commitment to creating a more
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The global demand for “blue foods,” those derived from aquatic sources, is projected to double by 2050, reflecting a growing need for nutritious and environmentally conscious sustenance. As our world grapples with the monumental challenge of feeding an ever-expanding population while addressing climate concerns, aquaculture emerges as a crucial player in providing a sustainable solution.
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In a world often characterized by conformity, Zabrina Johal’s extraordinary life story stands as a shining beacon of resilience, leadership, and learning. Growing up in Montana, a place far removed from the realms of science and technology, Zabrina’s journey defies convention and showcases the immense power of an indomitable spirit. An Unexpected Twist of Fate
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World Woman Hero Karla Welch is an inspiration for her commitment to improving menstrual health and fighting period poverty through THE PERIOD.COMPANY is commendable. With her company, she has created accessible and affordable products while advocating for transparency in the materials used. She has worked with organizations worldwide to ensure that individuals in need have
Diane Warren has achieved incredible success in the music industry, earning numerous accolades for her exceptional songwriting and publishing work. Her success is a testament to her tenacity and perseverance, breaking records and expectations in the industry. Diane Warren’s success in the music industry is nothing short of remarkable. With nine #1 and thirty-two top
According to Forbes, Gilda Garza is a celebrity-favorite artist known as “The most influential artist in Mexico,” joining the World Woman Foundation Advisory Council Board Member is committed to driving awareness of women’s and girls’ critical issues globally. The World Woman Foundation would like to thank Gilda for her extraordinary energy and commitment to delivering real
World Woman Foundation is delighted to announce Ghada Oueiss, Broadcast journalist, Al Jazeera as the World Woman Hero honoree for 2023 during World Economic Forum week. The award ceremony was held at Hard Rock International in Davos on Jan 19, 2023. Time and again, Ghada Oueiss, a Broadcast journalist at Al Jazeera, has demonstrated the
World Woman Foundation is delighted to announce Fatma Al-Nuaimi, Communications Executive Director, Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, Qatar, as the World Woman honoree for 2023 during World Economic Forum week in the category of civic leadership. The award ceremony was held at Hard Rock International in Davos on Jan 19, 2023. As the nation
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World Woman Foundation is delighted to announce Federica Marchionni, CEO, Global Fashion Agenda as the World Woman Hero honoree for 2023 during World Economic Forum week. The award ceremony was held at Hard Rock International in Davos on Jan 19, 2023. World Woman Foundation annually honors female leaders who have demonstrated leadership, strength, and courage
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World Woman Foundation is delighted to announce Nicola Mendelsohn as the World Woman Hero honoree for 2023 during World Economic Forum week. The award ceremony was held at Hard Rock International in Davos on Jan 19, 2023. World Woman Foundation annually honors female leaders who have demonstrated leadership, strength, and courage in their commitment to causes
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World Woman Foundation is delighted to announce Geralyn Ritter, Executive Vice President of External Affairs & ESG of Organon as the World Woman Hero honoree for 2023 during World Economic Forum week. The award ceremony was held at Hard Rock International in Davos on Jan 19, 2023. World Woman Foundation annually honors female leaders who
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Honoring Women Leading The New Era Of Equality At World Woman Davos Agenda. World Woman Foundation is delighted to announce Helen Clark, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand as the World Woman Hero honoree for 2023 during World Economic Forum week. The award ceremony was held at Hard Rock International in Davos on Jan 19,
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Yvette Gonzalez is a humanitarian, bioastronautics researcher, and spacesuit technician. After a successful humanitarian career, responding to disasters all over the world, she transitioned into the space industry. She founded a mentorship program along with other women in the commercial space industry to help teenage girls develop careers in STEM. Both of her career paths are
Shaloo Garg is a champion of innovation and technology and is the Managing Director at Microsoft’s Late Stage Startups and Unicorns program. She is passionate about technology’s power to effect positive social change, particularly for girls and young women struggling to access education. In this interview, she speaks about how she sees this happen in
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Allison Levine is an adventurer, a mountaineer, a Polar explorer, and a New York Times bestselling author. She is passionate about teaching the world about leadership. She encourages people to embrace failure, seeing it as part of the path to success instead of an incontrovertible setback. In her own life, Allison overcame a serious heart
Although the early years of space travel were limited to men, 70 women thus far have flown missions to outer space. One who stands out among them is U.S. astronaut Christina Koch. She holds the record for longest single space flight by a woman, serving 328 days in Earth orbit as a flight engineer aboard
Tiffany Whitlow utilized her personal experiences to co-found a startup company that is filling a crucial gap in health care, Acclinate. Acclinate is improving health equity through inclusive clinical research. Diversity is important in clinical research, because not everyone reacts the same to a given medication—and sometimes the patient’s ethnicity can make a big difference.
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World Woman Hour honors Michelle McMurry-Heath for her leadership in the life sciences and for promoting women’s roles in those sciences. Michelle is President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO). The group is a coalition of about 1,000 biotech companies and research centers, active in areas such as health care, agriculture, and environmental
World Woman Hour, together with Organon, honors Petita Ayarza as a multicultural leader of change in the nation of Panama. In addition to being among the growing number of female representatives in the country’s National Assembly, she is a woman of fully indigenous Guna heritage, and the first such woman elected to the Assembly from
Nikki DeAngelis serves as an inspirational leader in several ways: by her leadership in cancer research and development (R&D) , by her work in helping other women to succeed, and by demonstrating how to overcome challenges and adversity on the way to high achievement. World Woman Hour in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson honors her
Dr. Macaya Douoguih has dedicated her life to saving lives through preventive medicine. In a remarkable career that spans several continents—and is still very much in progress—she has played key roles in working on new vaccines to prevent infectious diseases including tuberculosis, Ebola, HIV/AIDs, and Covid-19. As a U.S. scientist whose family has roots in
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World Woman Hour recognizes an extraordinary woman for leading global change in a vital issue area. Damilola Ogunbiyi is the CEO of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), an action group formed by the United Nations. Her mission is a big one. SEforALL aims to get governments, businesses, and nonprofits around the world working together to
Women who are leading change today don’t always have high-ranking positions … not yet, anyway. Some are young leaders who bring drive, resourcefulness, and forward-looking approaches to their work in fields that are critical to our future. World Woman Hour honors Divya Kaur as one of these. Divya works at Accenture, a global information technology services
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Even in highly developed countries, big cities have districts where “poorer” people live—but to simply describe them as such is to oversimplify the case. People in these neighborhoods face a variety of different challenges. Some have been hit hard by changing economic conditions, while others may be immigrants adjusting to a new culture, and many
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World Woman Hour, in partnership with Organon, honors a woman who leads research, medical practice, and public awareness in the field of reproductive health and medicine. Dr. Nathalie Massin says her goal is “empowering women to create the life they want, which includes having a child, if and when they want.” New advances in fertility
World Woman Hour in collaboration with Organon, honors a trailblazer in a critical area of women’s health. Your heart is the organ that keeps the rest of you going, ideally throughout a long and vigorous life. But heart disease is the leading cause of death among women worldwide—more so than cancer. And for many years,
Sylvia Thun grew up in Germany at a time when personal computers were new. When she was 11, her father gave her one, which proved so fascinating that she eventually decided she wanted “to work with computers all the time.” Today, having combined that interest with an interest in medicine, she is a prominent researcher
Marleen Temmerman is honored by World Woman Hour, in collaboration with Organon, for her lifetime of leadership across many areas of women’s health. It is rare to see anyone in any field making such a broad range of contributions. A medical doctor and professor in obstetrics and gynecology, Marleen is also a world-class expert in
World Woman Hour honors Geralyn Ritter for leading change in a unique combination of ways. She is the author of Bone by Bone: A Memoir of Healing, an upcoming book about her recovery from severe, life-altering trauma, and already has helped many others by speaking on the subject. Meanwhile, Geralyn also leads in the corporate
World Woman Hour in collaboration with Organon honors Nadia Sanchez for leading a movement to empower women and girls who live in very difficult environments. Nadia is the founder and president of the She Is Foundation, based in Colombia. The Foundation’s main work is focused in troubled rural areas of Colombia, where communities have been
Investigative reporters can trigger social change by showing us how our societies work, and by discovering and pointing out what doesn’t work. Courageous women in this role have ranged from the pioneering female journalists in the U.S. over a hundred years ago, such as Ida B. Wells, Nellie Bly, and Ida Tarbell, to growing numbers
World Woman Hour in collaboration with Organon honors Maria Blasco for the leadership qualities that have won her wide recognition in the bioscience community. She is Director of Spain’s National Cancer Research Center, in Madrid. She has led efforts to bring more women into high-level positions in science. And her own research, as a molecular
World Woman Hour honors a female executive who says she has learned to lead in her own way, and who actually leads in multiple ways. Sophie Borgne manages a high-tech business that delivers environmental value as well as economic value, by cutting energy waste worldwide. And, having a strong background in engineering, she is active
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Schneider Electric honoree Bhavani Amirthalingam works at Ameren, an energy company that provides electricity and natural gas to large areas of the central United States. Bhavani stands out as a leader of change in several ways. She’s a high-level executive steering a critical, people-serving company through a period of great change, while also being a
World Woman Hour in collaboration with Organon salutes Helene Gayle for her amazing career of leadership in government agencies and nonprofits—during which, she has become a leading advocate for a holistic approach to public issues. This means recognizing that health, economic well-being, and environmental and civic well-being are all interrelated, and should be dealt with
Marleen Temmerman is honored by World Woman Hour, in collaboration with Organon, for her lifetime of leadership across many areas of women’s health. It is rare to see anyone in any field making such a broad range of contributions. A medical doctor and professor in obstetrics and gynecology, Marleen is also a world-class expert in
Brenda Cooperstone is a trailblazer in medical research. After starting out as a practicing physician, she made a bold career move and joined the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, where she now holds a unique position: heading programs to find treatments for patients who previously had little hope. All of this has stemmed from her lifelong passion
