Business and leadership in education
The GWI Conference is presenting the strand of leadership and entrepreneurship skills in education as critical for a new generation of jobs. Register now to join panels, seminars and workshops on: Entrepreneurship seeding: Education as a catalyst Business and Education: leadership development to lead change in under-resourced environments, Realising the leadership potential of women in business: Are quotas really...
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 9 August
This year’s theme is Indigenous People’s Right to Education. GWI supports education as a way to preserve the knowledge and cultures of indigenous people. Literacy is a prerequisite to understanding human rights such as land rights. Education for groups who may be vulnerable or marginalised needs to be conducted in a sensitive and holistic manner. GWI details how such an approach can be done in the GWI manifesto for Non-Traditional Education. For more information on the Day, please follow this...
International Literacy Day
8 September 2016 is the 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day. Since the first definition of literacy as the ability to read and write, the meaning has evolved. Now the concept of literacy encompasses a continuum of skills essential for modern life. For girls and women to participate in all aspects of society,understand their rights and enjoy economic empowerment, access to digital devices and digital literacy is crucial. Read our press release...
The next UN Secretary-General should be a woman
GWI supports the campaign to elect a woman United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG). There have been 8 male SGs, the next one should be a woman. So far two rounds of informal dialogues have been held and strengths and weaknesses of the individual candidates is emerging. For more information on the individual candidates, please see...
