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 the UN System’s lead entity on gender equality, I will work to sharpen the focus on our shared priorities for women and girls as part of Agenda 2030, by ensuring effective coordination, building alignment a...

Sima Bahous

Under-Secretary-General & Executive Director , UN Women

Through my participation in the International Gender Champions Initiative, I will work to strengthen the contribution that women are making in the world of standardization, whether in ISO technical committees,...

Sergio Mujica

Secretary General, International Organization for Standardization

I believe that transforming gender and power relations, and the structures that underpin them, is critical to ending inequality.

Charlotte Stemmer

Head of Geneva Office and UN Representative, Plan International

I believe that gender equality will be achieved if leaders give space and support to women and girls, particularly the younger generation, to have their voices heard at all levels.

Roger Yates

Regional Director, East and Southern Africa and the Middle East, Plan International