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

Gender equality is not about taking away rights that men and boys currently enjoy.

Natasha Meli Daudey

Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Malta in Vienna, Embassy/Permanent Mission of the Republic of Malta 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

Women and girls are disproportionately vulnerable to hunger and malnutrition, even though they are the backbone of global agriculture. We must not tolerate this injustice.

Cindy McCain

Executive Director, World Food Programme

Addressing gender inequality is not only a moral imperative but also a critical pathway to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, peace and prosperity for all.

Philemon Yang

President of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, United Nations

Gender equality is crucial to achieve lasting positive change on issues such as poverty and climate change. However, when girls try to intervene, they are often underestimated, tokenised and silenced.

Garance Reus-Deelder

Director, Plan International

A society cannot reach its potential if half of its population is denied participation.

Yann Borgstedt

Founder and Chairman, Womanity Foundation