08/03/2022
TO ALL THE WOMEN IN THE WORLD
Women leaders of today are tenacious and diverse. They are mobilizing the global climate movement, pushing for social protections, addressing the COVID-19 crisis, and dismantling systemic racial discrimination. Around the world, women leaders improve lives and inspire a better future for all.
Yet, equality is still far off, and progress on women’s participation in decision-making is too slow. Too many people still believe men make natural and better leaders than women, too many institutions are set up to favour and propel men’s leadership, and funding for women’s campaigns and initiatives remain pitifully low. At the current rate of progress, it will take 130 years to reach gender equality in the highest positions of power.
To change course, power must be shared equally, made visible and accountable, at all levels, and that is what’s at the core of feminist leadership.
Leading with feminist principles means redefining value and success, sharing power and credit, building community and relationships, and, ultimately, tackling the roots of oppressive structures and social norms that hold back progress for all people, including women and girls.
We need transformative feminist leadership to face the unprecedented challenges of our times. Here are just 16 women leaders among many, many others, who inspire us, and this is what they have to say about feminist leadership.
Here are just 16 women leaders among many, many others, who inspire us, and this is what they have to say about feminist leadership.
