A leadership network with over 000 Champions and 000 Alumni.

I am happy to be an International Gender Champion. I encourage other senior leaders to be part of this campaign for equality.

António Guterres

Secretary-General, United Nations

Women must be given the opportunity to partake in all levels of leadership in order to establish peace, tranquility, justice and equality.

Manizha Bakhtari

Ambassador, Embassy and Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Vienna

A society is only truly transformed when its women are educated and empowered.

Rapulane Sydney Molekane

Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the International Organisations in Vienna , Embassy and Permanent Representation of the Republic of South Africa to Austria

Gender equality is imperative to the success of all humankind. We must work hard to ensure our society able to embrace the best ideas, and the best leaders and implementers inclusive of their gender.

Paddy Torsney

Permanent Observer, Inter‑Parliamentary Union in New York

Equal rights and opportunity for women and girls are essential for social justice to prevail and key to productive, resilient economies.

Gilbert F. Houngbo

Director-General, International Labour Organization

Women’s rights are not a feminist fantasy but a cornerstone of any stable society.

Edit Schlaffer

Founder & Chair, Women without Borders

Do not only practice gender equality consciously until you get it right, practice it until unconsciously you cannot get it wrong.

Alejandro Bonilla Garcia

Chair of the NGO Committee on Ageing (Geneva), NGO Committee on Ageing (Geneva) & Representative to the United Nations of the International Federation on Ageing