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Time To Do More: Almas Jiwani To Commonwealth Heads Of State
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – May 15, 2015) – Editors Note: There are 2 photos associated with this press release. Almas Jiwani addressed the representatives of the Commonwealth nations with a keynote and spoke of the need to boost efforts to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment. The High Commission for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago,…
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UN Women Canada To Host a Rare Public Event Merging Gender Equality and Sport Before the TO2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games With a Panel Discussion and Reception in Toronto
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – May 12, 2015) – UN Women National Committee Canada (UNWNCC) is proud to invite the public to a landmark event June 18, 2015, where esteemed panelists from the world of sports, government, media, and more will discuss the empowerment of women and girls in the face of persistent inequalities in sports and…
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Almas Jiwani Celebrated the Voices of Youth Leadership With a Keynote Address at Allard School of Law at University of British Columbia, Vancouver
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – May 6, 2015) – Almas Jiwani, UN Women National Committee Canada President, celebrated youth leaders in their ability to shape gender issues, in her keynote address at the Girlsco’s Conference Ignite 2015 held at UBC Allard School of Law at University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC. “Gender equality relies on…
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Meet 10 CEOs and University Leaders Working For Gender Equality
From Unilever to the University of Hong Kong, a wave of male executives join UNWomen’s new ‘HeForShe’ initiative Heads of state, CEOs and university presidents are all making public and concrete commitments to gender equality in the latest installment of UN Women’s ‘HeForShe’ initiative. As part of HeForShe’s IMPACT 10x10x10 initiative, 10 heads of state,…
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UN Canada President Almas Jiwani announced as leading speaker for TEDxTheAnnexWomen 2015: Momentum
Toronto, ON (May 1, 2014) –TEDxTheAnnexWomen (tedxtheannexwomen.com) announces the leading speaker for their second women’s conference on May 28th, 2015, President of the UN Women National Committee Canada, Ms. Almas Jiwani. TEDxTheAnnexWomen: Momentum will be held at The University Club of Toronto (Main Dining Room). Ms. Jiwani is a spirited entrepreneur, dedicated humanitarian and advocate…
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HeForShe in Canada
Canada—The HeForShe movement has been gathering momentum in Canada, facilitated by the UN Women National Committee Canada (UNWNCC). UNWNCC has raised awareness about the HeForShe Campaign using various social media platforms, promotion packages, speaker events and university debates. The iconic CN Tower in Toronto was lit in blue in celebration of the International Women’s Day,…
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Progress of the World’s Women 2015-2016
The U.N. Women report shows that, even though more women are in the workplace, pay levels are not reaching equality worldwide. Women around the world earn 24% less than men. Learn more about the report
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In Bosnia, story-tellers prized for their empowering prose
“When you are self-confident, you know that those demeaning you because of your gender are ignorant and then they cannot get to you. If you believe in yourself and you are independent you can deal with such people. It is easier for you to fight for your rights if they are being violated. …” Date…
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