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

The International Gender Champions – Geneva provides an innovative platform for showing how very practical actions can have a direct impact on working conditions and perceptions.

Fabiola Gianotti

Director-General, European Organization for Nuclear Research

It is my job to steer UNHCR towards embracing and promoting gender equality and other forms of inclusion and diversity.

Filippo Grandi

High Commissioner, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, we urgently need to close the gender gap in the digital sector.

Emmanuelle Larroque

Co-President and Founder, Social Builder

AI governance must reflect and serve the full spectrum of human experience. Gender equality isn't an aspiration - it's a necessity for responsible technology development.

Maxime Stauffer

Co-CEO, Simon Institute for Longterm Governance