WPL president delivers closing remarks
Women Political Leaders President and Founder Silvana Koch-Mehrin delivered closing remarks at the 2021 summit.
Women Political Leaders President and Founder Silvana Koch-Mehrin delivered closing remarks at the 2021 summit.
Women politicians shared their commitments to creating a new normal in their countries and discussed strategies to advance women’s leadership at the 2021 Women Political Leaders Summit.
Panelists at the 2021 Women Political Leaders Summit talked about what they’ve learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and gave recommendations for how women can lead in building a thriving post-pandemic society.
At the 2021 Women Political Leaders Summit, women leaders discussed what actions and commitments are needed to place more women in power and to achieve equal participation in leadership.
Rosalía Arteaga, the former president of Ecuador, and Anita Bhatia, a U.N. assistant secretary-general and a deputy executive director at UN Women, co-chaired a panel of global leaders and business executives at the 2021 Women Political Leaders Summit.
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and others delivered keynote addresses at the 2021 Women Political Leaders Summit.
French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and other political leaders from around the world gave opening addresses at the 2021 Women Political Leaders Summit.
"We're living in 'The Matrix,' we're feeding energy to the social media platforms and we're living in illusions. We are being manipulated," she said.
Clinton reflected on the progress women have made in the 25 years since she spoke at the United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women.
From health care to banking to politics, many people still believe men are better suited for leadership – despite the growing number of women leaders.
Democratic opposition leader and presidential candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said she will not stop fighting until Belarus is free.
In her role as co-chair of the United Nations secretary-general's group of Sustainable Development Goals advocates, Solberg pledged to "give priority to the situation of women and girls."
Former Icelandic President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir and founder of the Promise Fund of Florida Nancy G. Brinker are recipients of this year’s Power, Together Awards at the 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders. The awards honor those who have made important strides for “The Pink Ribbon,” the globally-recognized icon for breast cancer awareness.
2018 TIME Person of the Year Maria Ressa returns to the 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum - Women Leaders to discuss the importance of creating and maintaining a free press. The veteran journalist is interviewed by CBSN and CBS News Digital anchor Elaine Quijano.
The 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders held a panel on The Generation Equality Forum, a joint effort to be convened in 2021 by UN Women and the governments of Mexico and France to celebrate the power and significance of women’s rights activism, feminist solidarity, women’s leadership, and youth participation, with the aim of full gender equality before 2030. Participants include: Singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador; Amy Weaver, president and chief legal officer of Salesforce; Lopa Banerjee, director of Civil Society Division and Executive Coordinator of the Generation Equality Forum, UN Women. The panel is moderated by Anika Jane Dorothy.
European Commission Vice President for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Šuica joins the 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders to discuss Europe’s relationship with democracy with Columbia Law School professor Anu Bradford.
Panelist for this session of the 2019 Women Leaders Global Forum in Reykjavik, Iceland, include: Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, CEO of Plan International and Co-Chair of the Reykjavík Global Forum; Jane Geraghty, CEO, Landor; Hiltrud Werner, Member of the Board of Management, Integrity and Legal affairs, Volkswagen AG; Uzra Zeya, President and CEO, The Alliance for Peacebuilding. Moderated by Michelle Harrison, Global CEO of Public Division, Kantar.
Elaine Quijano, anchor of CBSN's "Red & Blue," interviewed award-winning Philippine journalist Maria Ressa on Wednesday at the Reykjavík Global Forum - Women Leaders in Iceland. Watch the full interview.
Bana al Abed, the 10-year-old Syrian girl who wrote "Dear World," speaks about war and education at the Women Leaders Global Forum in Iceland.
Panelists include Ann Cairns, Vice Chairman, Mastercard; Joanna Santinon, UK & Ireland Sponsoring Partner for Entrepreneur of the Year, and Chair, EY's Women's Network; Shandana Gulzar Khan, Chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians and Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (TBC). Moderated by Alessandra Galloni, Global Managing Editor, Reuters, at the 2019 Women Leaders Global Forum in Reykjavik, Iceland.
This panel discussion at the 2019 Women Leaders Global Forum in Reykjavik, Iceland, addresses the urgent need for business and government to work collaboratively to support and empower Gen Z and millennials. Panelists include: Michele Parmelee, Global Chief People & Purpose Officer, Deloitte; Victoria Budson, Founding Executive Director of the Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School of Government; Serena Saunders, Expansion Associate at Pay Our Interns, Running Start Delegate, #Girl2Leader Delegate.
Sawyer Garrity, a student at the Frost School of Music, University of Miami, and co-founder of ShineMSD, performs at the 2019 Women Leaders Global Forum in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Participants in this discussion at the 2019 Women Leaders Global Forum in Reykjavik, Iceland, include: Anita Bhatia, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women; Patricia Milligan, Senior Partner and Global Leader of When Women Thrive and Multinational Client Group, Mercer; Afke Schaart, VP and Head of Europe, Russia and Eurasia at GSMA; Catherine Gotani Hara, Speaker of the Parliament, Malawi.
Participants in this discussion at the 2019 Women Leaders Global Forum in Reykjavik, Iceland, include: Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of Lithuania (2009-2019), Chair Emerita of the Council of Women World Leaders (2014-2019), Member of the Council of Women World Leaders; Oby Ezekwesili, Presidential Candidate (2019), Minister of Education (2006-2007), and Minister of Solid Minerals (2005-2006), Nigeria; Vice-President for Africa at the World Bank (2007-2012)
Participants in this discussion at the 2019 Women Leaders Global Forum in Reykjavik, Iceland, include: Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia (2010-2013), Member of CWWL; Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist, IMF; Jacqueline Hunt, Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE.
Women from around the world gathered in Reykjavik, Iceland, in November to discuss a range of issues including tech, finance and leadership. This session focused on how to be resilient through all of the incredible and radical changes going on in the world today.
Women from around the world gathered in Reykjavik, Iceland this week to discuss a range of issues including tech, finance and leadership. This session focused on the distribution of political and business power.
Women from around the world gathered in Reykjavik, Iceland this week to discuss a range of issues including tech, finance and leadership. This session focused on how technology defines and governs warfare.
Women from around the world gathered in Reykjavik, Iceland, in November to discuss a range of issues including tech, finance and leadership. This session focused on the power of beauty and what happens when we experience the sense of awe.
Women leaders from around the world gathered in Reykjavik, Iceland this week to discuss a range of issues including tech, finance and leadership at the Women Leaders Global Forum. This session, "Lead Like a Girl," focused on the benefits of women's perspectives in business and public service.
Sandra Uwiringiyimana, co-founder of the Jimbere Fund, speaks about the power of kindness at the Women Leaders Global Forum.
Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, and Silvana Koch-Mehrin, President of Women Political Leaders, host a discussion about women leaders.
Women are change-makers: where women thrive, societies, businesses and economies thrive. This conversation explores how women are taking advantage of the changes brought by the digital revolution.
The Reykjavik Index measures how people feel about women in power. As well as measuring the perceived legitimacy of male and female leadership in politics and professions, it also provides a measure of how men and women differ in their views and the extent to which gender is a non-issue when debating the suitability of individuals for positions of power.
Sarah Harris' mother believes Dr. James Ryan dominated every aspect of her daughter's life, brought her powerful habit-forming drugs, and is therefore responsible for her death.
"One thing the detectives kept telling us was … eventually technology's gonna solve this case. … I trusted that, and they turned out that they were right," Sarah Yarborough's mother tells "48 Hours."
Witnessing the events of July 13 took away our feeling of safety while doing our jobs, and the effects of that continue to impact us.
Flames and smoke appeared on Frontier Flight 1326 as the plane touched down at the Las Vegas airport.
Hundreds of roads across Western North Carolina remain closed and damaged, including portions of Interstate 40.
With one major medical supplier's production hubs closed, hospitals say they are rationing IV fluid bags and employing other conservation measures.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon "has not endorsed a candidate," bank says, refuting former president's claim on social media.
Outside of Florida, roughly 99% of homeowners that sustained flooding are not covered, Insurance Information Institute estimates.
The Social Security Administration will set its 2025 cost-of-living adjustment within days. Here's what the experts say.
Trump Media exec's exit comes as Truth Social's parent company is ordered to hand over nearly 800,000 shares to an investor.
Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz met in New York for the CBS News vice presidential debate. Here are the highlights.
CBS News is fact checking the biggest claims made by Tim Walz and JD Vance during the vice presidential debate.
CBS News poll finds Walz and Vance improved their standing in what debate watchers said was a positive debate.
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said Americans "need a new direction" as he closed out the only VP debate before the November election.
Gov. Tim Walz touted Vice President Kamala Harris' coalition of supporters, praising her for bringing "joy" to politics.
Doctors operated on Allison Misconin's reproductive system while she was more than halfway through her first pregnancy.
Deadly flooding from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina has disrupted the underground nests of yellow jackets, bees and other insects.
With one major medical supplier's production hubs closed, hospitals say they are rationing IV fluid bags and employing other conservation measures.
It centers around a sweeping new weekly metric called "acute respiratory illness."
A majority of kids have school-related worries and there are ways to help ease their stress. A psychiatrist shares tips.
Congolese authorities have started mpox vaccinations, nearly two months after the disease outbreak was declared a global emergency.
Israel has sharply expanded its strikes on Lebanon in recent weeks after nearly a year of exchanging fire with the Iran-backed Hezbollah.
The severe rainstorm that hit Bosnia overnight Friday killed at least 16 and caused water to surge into homes as residents slept.
A French judge in the trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman decided to allow the public to see some video recordings of the alleged rapes.
The U.S. military on Friday struck multiple Houthi targets in Yemen a week after the Pentagon blamed the Houthis for an unsuccessful "complex attack" near U.S. Navy ships.
Keanu Reeves finished 25th in the Toyota GR Cup at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
"Super/Man" explores the real-life heroism of Christopher Reeve using interviews and home videos.
In 1978, Christopher Reeve made the world believe in superheroes with his portrayal of Superman in the eponymous film. The star died in 2004, nearly a decade after suffering a tragic accident that re-shaped his life and his family's. Now, the documentary "Super/Man" shows us just how heroic Reeve was in real life. Michelle Miller has more. "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" will be in theaters on Friday, October 11.
Five years after HBO's "Game of Thrones" came to an end, fans have a chance to call part of the hit fantasy series their own. Heritage Auctions opens bidding on more than 2,000 props and costumes from the show starting next week. Dana Jacobson has more.
Jane Fonda is no stranger to activism. During a career that has spanned seven decades, she has voiced her opinions on many issues, especially those related to climate change. Now, she's getting involved at the grassroots level and helping campaign for local political candidates.
Google brings new interactive summary cards to Gmail inboxes to help users track purchases, events.
AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act would require AM radios in electric vehicles, even though automakers claim electric motors interfere with the signal.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Sony's PlayStation Network went down, frustrating gamers around the world who complain they weren't able to sign in to their accounts.
Verizon customers reported their mobile phone service was down in cities across the U.S., giving them only SOS mode.
The northern lights could dazzle millions of Americans in some northern states this weekend.
The Bethany Beach firefly is the first lightning bug species to be considered for protections under the Endangered Species Act.
In this episode of "Climate Watch: Protecting the Planet," CBS News senior environmental correspondent Ben Tracy speaks to scientists and experts about the growing number of critically endangered plants and animals and how humans can help.
The author revisits his 2000 bestseller "The Tipping Point," to examine the flip side of that earlier book's lessons about studying social change. Among the topics he covers: Cheetah reproduction.
The Viking burial ground, used during the 9th and 10th centuries, was discovered on the southern outskirts of the village of Åsum.
Sarah Harris' mother believes Dr. James Ryan dominated every aspect of her daughter's life, brought her powerful habit-forming drugs, and is therefore responsible for her death.
"One thing the detectives kept telling us was … eventually technology's gonna solve this case. … I trusted that, and they turned out that they were right," Sarah Yarborough's mother tells "48 Hours."
Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on Friday hosted its first home football game since a 14-year-old student opened fire at the school one month ago, killing four people and wounding nine others. One of those killed was a beloved defensive football coach. Jericka Duncan has more.
Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were victims of a "gang assault" in New York City on Friday night, authorities said.
A shooting on a SEPTA bus critically injured a teenage boy and led to a pursuit throughout Philadelphia Friday evening.
The northern lights could dazzle millions of Americans in some northern states this weekend.
Despite an apparent problem with one of two strap-on boosters, the Vulcan reached orbit and otherwise performed as expected.
Researchers used observations from the Webb Telescope to identify carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the surface of Charon, Pluto's largest moon.
A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft caught up with the International Space Station and moved in for docking Sunday.
Crew Dragon's two astronauts will join two Starliner fliers for a five-month tour of duty aboard the International Space Station.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
A look at the evidence in "The Dexter Killer" case; plus, newly revealed letters from the man police say wanted to be like fictional serial killer Dexter Morgan.
A teenager's murder in Lowell, Massachusetts, goes unsolved for more than 40 years -- were the clues there all along?
A surgeon is accused of drugging his girlfriend in order to control her. "48 Hours" contributor Nikki Battiste reports.
Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on Friday hosted its first home football game since a 14-year-old student opened fire at the school one month ago, killing four people and wounding nine others. One of those killed was a beloved defensive football coach. Jericka Duncan has more.
For all the turmoil, suffering and heartbreaking loss of human life that has unfolded since, the Oct. 7 massacre nearly one year ago is when it began, when heavily armed Hamas gunmen slaughtered about 1,200 people in Israel. Charlie D'Agata, who has reported extensively on the attack and the war in Gaza that followed, recalls the massacre and the escalating regional conflict.
Israel on Saturday ramped up its punishing airstrikes on Lebanon, and for the first time since it began its assault on the militant group Hezbollah, it targeted the country's north. Imtiaz Tyab has the latest.
Ahead of the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, California, has increased security and added additional support from the city's police department. Itay Hod reports.