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

Advancing gender equality strengthens societies as a whole – democracy, stability, and economic well-being. Neither steps backward nor backlashes can be afforded in gender equality.

Nina Vaskunlahti

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Embassy and Permanent Mission of Finland to the International Organizations in Vienna

Diverse and inclusive societies make our world more safe, secure and prosperous, and achieving gender equality is a priority for Australia in all of our international engagement.

Ian Biggs

Ambassador, Australian Embassy to Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Hungary, Slovakia & Slovenia and Permanent Mission to the IAEA, UNODC, CTBTO, UNOOSA & OSCE

As we seek to deliver on the 17 sustainable development goals, Goal 5 recognizes that gender equality is imperative to overall development, peace, prosperity and to build a safer, more just future for...

Amina Mohammed

Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations

How can a country and its economy progress when close to half of it work-force is constantly pulled down? In most parts of the world, women do not have land rights.

Ibrahim Thiaw

Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Given the clear relationship between nuclear weapons and gender, nuclear disarmament must be raised in conversations about gender, women's rights and equality.

Melissa Parke

Executive Director, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

Founded in 1559, the University of Geneva is today one of Switzerland's leading universities. The institution enjoys a privileged international reputation and cultivates its openness to the world.

Yves Flückiger

Rector, University of Geneva