Q: What are the biggest challenges facing women and girls worldwide, and how do we solve them?

8 responses

This International Women's Day, we asked some of the world's leading authorities on issues affecting women and girls worldwide to weigh in, share their insight, and propose solutions. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Camfed, the Elders, Intel Foundation, UNAIDS, Women Deliver, Population Services International and the Clinton Global Initiative share their wisdom on why the plight facing women and girls is the most critical issue of our time--and what we can do about it. This debate will also set the stage for a larger discussion at this year’s Skoll World Forum in Oxford, UK.

 
 

“We Want Quality Education Because We Are Children of Quality”

Ann Cotton

Founder and Executive Director, Camfed International

To Move Women Forward, Recognize That Things are Looking Up

Penny Abeywardena

Head of Girls & Women and Associate Director of Commitments, Clinton Global Initiative

 

We Can Help Women and Girls Determine Their Own Future

Melinda Gates

Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Philanthropy that Delivers for Women

Kate Roberts

Vice President of Corporate Marketing, Communications and Advocacy, PSI

 

Defeating Discrimination: How to End Violence Against Women

Gro Harlem Brundtland

Former Prime Minister of Norway and Member, The Elders