Mar 9, 2017
Celebrities, News, United Nations
Anne Hathaway, Edgar Ramirez, Executive Director, Goodwill Ambassador, HeForShe, International Women’s Day, New York, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Planet 50-50 by 2030, UN, UN Women, UNHQ, united nations, UNWomen, USA
United Nations, New York, USA, 08 March 2017 – UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka During the Observance of the International Women’s Day at UN headquarters in New York, under the theme “Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030”. by Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, March 7 2017 – As 8 March marks the International Day of Women, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has a message for women and girls around the world. The theme of the International Day of Women 2017 is Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030. [Read More]
Feb 18, 2017
Celebrities, News
Action Dolls, Billy and Mason, Boy Story, Gender Equality, HeForShe, Javits Center, Katie Jarvis, Kristen Jarvis Johnson, New York, TOY SHOW, UN, UN Women, USA
by Britta Schmitz NEW YORK / UNITED NATIONS, 18 February 2017 – The company Boy Story from Florida developed a boy doll that is aimed at both girls and boys to transform the way children engage in imaginative pretend play. In cooperation with UN Women’s HeForShe movement, the company created boy dolls in order to help boys boost their emotional intelligence and work towards gender equality from an early childhood stage. “Emotional intelligence is a very important skill that many parents are focused on right now, because we’ve seen that especially boys when they grow up are lacking in those [Read More]
Mar 16, 2015
Celebrities, News, Secretary General
50/50, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill de Blasio, Clinton Foundation, Equal Pay, HeForShe, Hillary Clinton, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Melinda Gates, Patricia Arquette, pay gap, presidential candidate, Rebecca Minkoff, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UN Women
Stephanie Zawalski/Europa Newswire March 10, 2015 New York — UN Women hosted a star studded event at the Manhattan Center last Tuesday evening to promote global gender equality. Headliners included Bill de Blasio, Hillary Clinton, Melinda Gates, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Rebecca Minkoff, Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, and Patricia Arquette. The room was packed with Clinton supporters who roared with enthusiasm after host Sade Baderinwa “accidentally” introduced Clinton as a presidential candidate. Clinton did not comment on the remark after she took the stage, she began by acknowledging the work of the women who came before her as well [Read More]
