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REFLECTING ON CLIMATE AND GENDER AT COP27: HOW CAN COMPANIES TAKE ACTION IN 2023 AND BEYOND?

November 23, 2022

November has been a crucial month for climate change. It has also been a critical month for gender. On Gender Day at COP27 in Egypt, countries and non-state actors came together again to discuss how to put gender at the forefront of climate action. Leaders and activists discussed challenges and shared success stories from around […]

Climate & Environment

WOMEN4AI CALL TO ACTION 2022

October 17, 2022

PREAMBLE This call to action invites organisations to commit to implement inclusive AI, whether that means embarking on first steps, accelerating existing initiatives or scaling best practices. To create inclusive technology, fundamental transformation is needed: this includes supportive governance frameworks and structural shifts, but small steps are a good way to start this journey. Actions […]

AIPolicy Papers

INCLUSIVE SOURCING: A BUSINESS-WIDE STRATEGY FOR TRANSFORMATION

September 28, 2022

With geopolitical crises and the increasing impacts of climate change putting pressure on economies and threatening livelihoods around the world, companies everywhere are looking to enhance the resilience of their supply chains. 70% of leading companies in sustainable procurement ranked supply chain resilience as a top priority in 2021.[1] Inclusive sourcing, including supplier diversity, offers […]

LE WOMEN’S FORUM LANCE SON APPEL A CANDIDATURES POUR 40 FEMMES CREATRICES D’ENTREPRISES

September 2, 2022

Par Morgane Miel BNP Paribas inaugure, avec le Women’s Forum, le French Women Entrepreneurs 40, qui distinguera 40 entreprises de croissance dirigées par des femmes. Le point avec Laure- Emmanuelle Filly. Si leur nombre progresse – lentement –, les entrepreneures ont encore du mal, même quand leur modèle «performe», à accéder au financement qui leur […]

French Women Entrepreneurs 40

MAKING SENSE OF GENDER-CLIMATE-NEXUS – THE JOURNEY OF THE WOMEN4CLIMATEACTION DARING CIRCLE

August 31, 2022

Evidence shows that women are disproportionately impacted by climate change. However,women are also powerful agents of change who can accelerate and scale up climate action. The Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society’s Women4ClimateAction (W4CA) Daring Circle(DC) explores the challenges and aims to unlock opportunities at the gender-climate nexus. Ourwork promotes initiatives and solutions to […]

Climate & Environment

WHAT IS INCLUSIVE AI? A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE WOMEN’S FORUM

August 24, 2022

Right now, discussion about the need to reduce bias in technology is everywhere. The question now should not be only about how we can reduce bias, but how we can actively make AI inclusive. We know that carrying on with business-as-usual would mean continuing to hardwire bias and discrimination into society. However, currently, there is not enough […]

THE AI CHAPTER OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT

August 24, 2022

Written by Mary Bellard, Principal Innovation Architect Lead at Microsoft When looking ahead to the future of work and the workplace, AI’s role will continue to evolve. And when we acknowledge that the employment rate of people with disabilities is less than half that of people without a disability, despite the availability of disability talent and the societal benefits we all […]

THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUNGER GENERATIONS IN INCLUSIVE AI

August 24, 2022

Written by Claire Calmejane, Chief Innovation Officer, Société Générale Finance is at the heart of the economy, and the opportunities that digitisation and AI provide will help to make finance much more accessible to all and simpler for everyone. It is, however, of the utmost importance to bring in a diverse perspective to this process […]

HEY SIRI: WHY DOES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORK BETTER FOR WHITE MEN?

August 24, 2022

Written by Genevieve Smith, Associate Director – Center for Equity, Gender & Leadership | University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business & Julia Nee, Research Fellow – Center for Equity, Gender & Leadership | University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business You are creating an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool called HireMagic to make […]

INCLUSIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE

August 24, 2022

Written by Andrea Tuninetti Ferrari, Counsel presso Clifford Chance ‘What does it mean to apply Inclusive AI?’ blog series As Malcolm Gladwell suggests in his latest book, ‘Talking to Strangers: What we should know about the people we do not know’, we as human beings are by nature trusting of people, technology and situations more generally: […]

BUILDING INCLUSIVE AI: HOW CAN ORGANISATIONS TAKE ACTION?

August 17, 2022

Written by Tess Buckley and edited by Imogen Davidson As the world transitions to a more just and sustainable economy, technology is a key lever of change. Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands at the forefront of this transformation, holding immense potential for innovative, long-term growth. Valued at 93.5 billion USD in 2021, the global AI market […]

Women's Forum Youth Lab: Tech4Women

Are you passionate about finding tech-based solutions to gender inequality?

HIGHLIGHTS FROM WOMEN’S FORUM GERMANY 2022

Time to commit for inclusive solutions Last week, we were thrilled to gather our international community in Berlin for an inspiring and impactful Women’s Forum Germany. We welcomed 350+ high-level representatives from public institutions, the private sector, and leading international organisations, together with 46 speakers and 30 Youth Ambassadors. With hundreds more joining online, our audience represented nearly 90 countries. We know that gender […]

YOUTH VOICES: WHAT IS YOUR CALL TO ACTION TO G7 LEADERS?

On June 20th in Berlin, in collaboration with our partner Microsoft, we welcomed 30 young leaders from around the world as part of our Youth Voices initiative at Women’s Forum Germany. Together, they brainstormed recommendations to the G7 on 5 key priorities: gender & climate action, feminist foreign policy, future of work, breaking gender bias and access to health. 5 youth representatives took the stage at […]

REPORT: THE NETWORK EFFECT: HOW WOMEN BEAT THE ODDS TO GET TO THE TOP IN TECH

Summary: Women face significant hurdles getting to the top in tech, and companies have a vested interest in supporting them to accelerate through the ranks. The competition to hire talented candidates for tech positions is intense and increasing as the need for these roles grows. Companies cannot afford to miss out on this valuable source […]

WOMEN’S FORUM CALL TO ACTION TO G7 LEADERS

Gender equality is critical to building an inclusive, sustainable and thriving world. We call on G7 Leaders to mainstream a gender perspective in their decisions and actions, in order to achieve the objectives of Germany’s G7 Presidency. We call on G7 Leaders to: Collect gender-disaggregated data to inform their analysis and resolutions Develop far-reaching policies […]

DISCOVER 18 WOMEN-LED PROJECTS FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Meet the 2022 finalists of WomenEntrepreneurs4Good, an initiative in partnership with Procter & Gamble and HEC Paris Innovation Center.

WomenEntrepreneurs4Good

WOMEN’S FORUM GERMANY 2022: TIME TO COMMIT FOR INCLUSIVE SOLUTIONS

If 2022 is marked by the hope that the crisis related to the pandemic begins to fade, it has also highlighted the need for a multilateral approach to international issues, especially geopolitical relations, in the interest of peace and security. This year, ahead of the G7 Summit under the German Presidency, the Women’s Forum will gather its […]

EARTH DAY 2022: THE WOMEN’S FORUM COMMITMENTS TO CLIMATE ACTION

The Women’s Forum and our Climate-Action Partner, ClimateSeed, have joined forces to achieve meaningful climate action. Learn about the project we are supporting this year!

Climate & Environment

EARTH DAY 2022: THE WOMEN’S FORUM COMMITMENTS TO CLIMATE ACTION

Today is International Earth Day, the day when communities worldwide celebrate the Earth and claim, more than ever, the urgency to fight climate change and protect its natural ecosystems. This celebration reminds us of the need to shift to a more sustainable economy that has a positive impact on our planet. The Women’s Forum and […]