Vital Voices Blog

SEVEN Opens Women in the World Summit

vital voices staff — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:13:46 +0000

On the opening night of Women in the World: Stories & Solutions, an audience of 300 witnessed a powerful portrayal of the lives of seven remarkable women in the Vital Voices Global Network during a standing room only stage reading of Vital Voices’ play SEVEN staring Meryl Streep. Full Daily Beast coverage.

Honoring Men’s Voices to End Violence Against Women

vital voices staff — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:51:38 +0000

There was not a dry eye last night in the POV lounge at the W in Washington, D.C., where Vital Voices and the Avon Foundation for Women hosted Men’s Voices to End Violence Against Women, a tribute to three extraordinary men who are making the world a brighter and safer place for women. CNN’s Candy Crowley [...]

DVF Hosts Panmela Castro in Honor of IWD

vikki — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:21:11 +0000

Tonight at the DVF Studio in New York, all eyes were on Panmela Castro–in a vivid green dress from the back rooms of a yet unseen collection, she stood out in the crowd gathered to celebrate International Women’s Day–not in the least because her hands were covered in dark fuchsia spray paint. Panmela is one [...]

Honoring International Women’s Day 2010–Secretary Clinton’s Remarks and more

vital voices staff — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:59:23 +0000

Today, March 8, we celebrate International Women’s Day, joining with advocates and leaders around the world to recognize the progress made and obstacles that remain in advancing women’s equality. In a video address, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that this year “marks an anniversary very close to my heart,” referencing the 15-year anniversary of [...]

CSW 54: Day 5

Christie — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:51:59 +0000

The Women’s Learning Partnership hosted an all-day program today entitled 2020 Vision: Mobilizing for Women’s Rights and Eliminating Violence Against Women. Ambassador Melanne Verveer gave the first keynote address, stating that governments should not relegate “women’s issues” as a special category since they are hard power issues that should be mainstreamed. When women are [...]

CSW 54: Day 4

Christie — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:16:57 +0000

During today’s CSW sessions, representatives from each of the regional groups gave updates on the progress achieved and remaining gaps and challenges in the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA). Bader Al-Dafa, the Executive Director of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), mentioned that many countries in the region have passed [...]

Vital Voices is proud to partner on three important campaigns working to improve the lives of women worldwide

vital voices staff — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:08:20 +0000

Women | Tools | Technology: Building Opportunities and Economic Power Ashoka’s Changemakers, ExxonMobil, and The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) have issued a global challenge for innovations which enable women to access and use the power of tools and technology to expand their opportunities for economic advancement. See Women | Tools | Technology [...]

CSW 54: Day 3

Christie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:18:27 +0000

This morning, in honor of International Women’s Day, Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and other high-level UN officials addressed the CSW delegates about the progress made since Beijing as well as the remaining challenges. He also discussed his goals for implementation of gender equality within the UN system by hiring and appointing more women to [...]

Ambassador Verveer at the 54th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women

vital voices staff — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:54:19 +0000

In an address at the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women on March 3, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, Melanne Verveer, spoke on the progress made and obstacles that remain in the effort to realize UN Millennium Development Goals related to women’s empowerment and international development. Verveer emphasized the value that safeguarding [...]

CSW 54: Day 2

Christie — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:17:21 +0000

Today’s sessions included many statements from government representatives on the progress and implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Countries highlighted the increased numbers of women in political leadership, closing the gender gap in primary education, laws addressing domestic violence, revised family codes, and implementation of gender budget [...]