MALE LEADERS FROM BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT AND ACADEMIA CONVENE
AT UN WOMEN'S GLOBAL HeForShe SUMMIT
NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Against a global
landscape where it will take 257 years to achieve economic equality
and where 90% of all Heads of State and Fortune 500 CEOs are male,
global leaders from across business, non-profit and academia are
standing up and today joining UN Women's new HeForShe Alliance: a
unique group of ambitious leaders determined to accelerate progress
towards gender equality.
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At today's online HeForShe Summit, the launch of the HeForShe
Alliance signifies the beginning of a new era with a commitment to
action following in the footsteps of the Generation Equality Forum
earlier this summer.
"I am delighted to welcome this new cohort of HeForShe Champions
that we hope will reach new audiences on issues that are
increasingly critical to gender equality. Their strong, carefully
crafted commitments on balanced leadership, ending different forms
of violence, and changing corporate and social norms are needed now
more than ever." said Under-Secretary-General, Acting Executive
Director of UN Women and Special Representative of the Secretary
General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Ms. Pramila Patten. "We hope these actions set by
key influencers to eliminate some of the most stubborn barriers
facing women today will serve as inspiration to countless
others."
The new members of the HeForShe Alliance are:
From business:
Bruce
Cleaver, CEO, De Beers Group, Yannick Bolloré, Chairman of
Vivendi's Supervisory Board and CEO and Chairman of Havas Group,
John A. Zecca, Global Chief Legal
& Regulatory Officer, Nasdaq, Bob
Sternfels, Global Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company,
Bob Moritz, Global Chairman, PwC
International Limited and Nick Read,
CEO, Vodafone
From non-profit:
Robert
Mardini, Director-General, International Committee of the
Red Cross, David Miliband, CEO &
President, International Rescue Committee, David Haggerty, President, International Tennis
Federation, Kate Robertson &
David Jones, Founders, One Young World
From academia:
Dr. Wayne A. I.
Frederick, President, Howard
University and Ilian Mihov,
Dean, INSEAD
These role models will join forces with HeForShe to form a new
Alliance that aims to develop the largest set of scalable and
shareable solutions for gender equality's most pressing challenges.
Trailblazers in their field, these HeForShe Champions will
spearhead transformative change across countries, companies,
campuses, and communities, inspiring many other to follow suit and
demonstrate the value of allyship in accelerating progress.
Join the conversation: Follow @HeForShe
@UN_Women on Twitter using the hashtag
#HeForSheSummit
About UN Women
UN Women is the UN organization
dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global
champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to
accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. UN Women, 220
East 42nd Street, New York,
NY 10017, New York. Tel: +1
646 781-4400. Fax: +1 646 781-4496. For more information,
visit www.unwomen.org.
About HeForShe:
Created by UN Women, the United Nations entity for gender equality
and the empowerment of women, HeForShe is a solidarity movement for
gender equality that invites men and boys as allies for a more
equal world. For more information and learn how you can support
visit http://www.HeForShe.org/en.
Media Contact: Erica Sayers
Email: erica(dot)sayers(at)unwomen(dot)org
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