Initiatives
Initiatives
A large number of partners of the Women’s Forum have become involved alongside it in concrete long term projects on topics such as women entrepreneurship, women’s education or diversity. By working on projects which are close to their main line of business and which match their values, these partners show their profound commitment with the Women’s Forum and its ambitions.
Cartier Women's Initiative Awards
The Rising Talents project is a network of highly talented women from a variety of different backgrounds with the potential to become influential figures in our economies and societies in the future. ...
Created in 2007 by the Women's Forum for the Economy and Society with ELLE magazine and the ELLE Foundation, Women for Education is an initiative that honors each year an international NGO working t...
The Diversity Club for Business is an initiative created in 2009 by The Boston Consulting Group and the Women's Forum, which gathers companies involved in the promotion of diversity. T...
Launched in 2010 in collaboration with Ernst & Young, CEO Champions is a global CEO-only group designed to drive progress and accountability for women’s advancement within the private ...
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News from the Rising Talents Network
Discover here news from the Women's Forum Rising Talents network, highly talented women who will become the leaders of tomorrow.
CEO Champions by Beth A. Brooke
When I first attended the Women's Forum for the Economy and Society's annual meeting in Deauville, I was struck by the lack of male leaders at this important event. If change was going to happen, it had to be driven from the top of organizations and like it or not, they were dominated by men. That w...
Women in Media in 2012
To strengthen and promote women's voices in the press and non-traditional media: this is the objective of the "Women in Media" initiative, which links the Women's Forum with Deloitte, ELLE, Facebook, LinkedIn, TF1 and voxfemina.
Promoting women's empowerment and their access to education and health
The 2012 Women for Education prize was awarded today to EAST (Eau Agriculture et Santé en Milieu Tropical, 'Water, Agriculture Health in Tropical Zones') for its work in Madagascar.
CEO Champions commit to increasing global reach, sponsorship of high-potential women, and peer engagement at the Women's Forum Global Meeting in Deauville
The CEOs taking part in the closed-door meeting at the 8th Women’s Forum Global Meeting in Deauville, France, focused on the importance of peer pressure and role models, and the need to create “visibility with teeth” by increasing global reach, creating an online coalitio...
The 2012 Laureates
The six laureates of the 2012 Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards were announced on October 11 at the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society in Deauville.