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(From left to right) Alyse Nelson, Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, Melanne Verveer, and Mu Sochua in a panel discussion of the impact of the MAKERS film and the current state of global women's rights.

In partnership with the Embassy of Canada and MAKERS, Vital Voices was proud to host the DC premiere of Once And For All, a powerful film by Dylan McGee about the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing 1995 as a watershed event in the global struggle for women's rights. Click through to see photos from the premiere and find out more about the film.

Advocates from around the world, including Vital Voices CEO, Alyse Nelson, were in Davos last month for events surrounding the World Economic Forum. Co-chaired by former Global Leadership Award Honoree, Amira Yahyaoui, highlights included Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s thoughts on gender parity and economic equality. Read on for more.

Join us to honor women who risk their lives every day for peace and prosperity. Tickets are on sale now for the 15th Annual Global Leadership Awards, being held on March 9 in Washington, DC at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Raise your voice in support of these incredible leaders from around the world.

Lula Mena is the owner of a sustainable jewelry company based in El Salvador that employs and empowers women artisans in at-risk areas. A member of the Vital Voices Global Leadership Network, Lula is using her leadership skills to help women take charge of their lives.

TOP OF MIND

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the first-ever High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment. The panel will provide thought leadership and mobilization aimed at closing worldwide economic gender gaps.
Women need better role models in the work place. A shift in the visibility of women who attain top status and cultural change will make this happen.
What's good for women is good for the economy. This mantra will help launch 2016 as the beginning of a golden age for women's entrepreneurship.

Vital Voices Global Partnership invests in women leaders who improve the world. Founded by former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and guided by the belief that women are essential to progress in their communities, we partner with leaders from more than 140 countries who advance economic opportunity, increase political and public leadership, and end violence against women. Our programs in strategic planning, business, advocacy and communications build critical skills needed for creating transformational change at scale. Through our global platform, women leaders expand their connections and visibility, accelerating shared progress for all.

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