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.
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"Our history is not just about the past, it's about our present and our future," President Biden said in a statement.
The remains of U.S. Army Private William Calkins, 20, were identified after being exhumed at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.
The campaign says there will be over 2,800 organizing events in the days leading up to the party's Chicago convention next week.
The escaped killer of a 1-year-old girl who fled from a medical transport van, Ramone Alston, was captured days later in a hotel in the Charlotte, N.C. suburb of Kannapolis, authorities said.
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Florida cucumber grower used untreated canal water found to be tainted with salmonella bacteria, laboratory tests found.
"Our history is not just about the past, it's about our present and our future," President Biden said in a statement.
The campaign says there will be over 2,800 organizing events in the days leading up to the party's Chicago convention next week.
U.S. assessments are that Iran will not seek to disrupt ongoing cease-fire negotiations in Doha aimed at ending the Hamas-Israel war.
Sens. Jon Tester of Montana, Jacky Rosen of Nevada and Sherrod Brown of Ohio will be absent as Democrats celebrate Kamala Harris' nomination.
Trump has not appeared at an outdoor rally since mid-July, when a gunman took several shots, grazing his ear.
Parents and other caregivers urged to stop using loungers linked to 5 fatalities and an infant bed tied to 1 death.
ABC News Australia's Nate Byrne is being praised both for how he handled the on-air panic attack as well as the visibility he's bringing to mental health.
Hundreds of thousands of the tiny wind-soaring and itch-inducing critters can fall from trees every day and are packed with a venom that can paralyze prey 166,000 times their size.
Florida cucumber grower used untreated canal water found to be tainted with salmonella bacteria, laboratory tests found.
Trader Joe's reports 14 incidents of high flames, a handful resulting in minor burns and limited property damage.
The HMS Hawke was torpedoed by a German U-boat on October 15, 1913. Just 70 sailors survived.
Chinese-based tour operators said North Korea will soon allow visitors to the mountainous northern city of Samjiyon.
The woman was found dead "because of being constricted and bitten by the snake," a police spokesman said.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 37, becomes Thailand's third leader from the Shinawatra family.
A daring Ukrainian military push into Russia's Kursk region has seen Kyiv's forces seize scores of villages in what has become the largest incursion into Russia since World War II.
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Academy Award-nominated actor Elliot Page and actress Hillary Baack star in the heartfelt film "Close to You," exploring themes of love, identity and the challenges of returning home.
Taylor Swift kicked off the latest leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour on Thursday, her first performance since canceling three shows in Vienna due to an alleged terror plot from ISIS. While Swift did not address the plot or cancellations, heightened security measures were in place.
Following a nine-month investigation into the death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry, five people, including two doctors, one of his assistants and an alleged drug dealer, have been criminally charged.
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Artificial intelligence and misinformation remain a threat this election year. So how can you spot what's real and what's not? Darren Linvill, co-director of the Media Forensics Hub at Clemson University, joins CBS News with tips.
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.
Iran has launched a sweeping, months-long cyberattack targeting both the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns, according to a new report by Google. Nicole Sganga has details.
Staring at an iPad screen too much may keep little kids from learning to control their emotions, a new study finds.
There are hundreds of data centers across the U.S., most of which are run by big tech firms, and their seemingly endless rows of servers are consuming huge amounts of electricity. Ben Tracy takes a look at how one of those companies, Google, is turning to renewable energy sources to power them.
Hurricane Ernesto is gaining strength in the Caribbean after drenching Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Now the storm is moving north into the Atlantic, where it's expected to continue strengthening as it heads toward Bermuda. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez and WCBS chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn have more.
On July 24, a burning car was pushed over an embankment in Chico, California. Within three days, it became one of the 10 largest wildfires in state history. Within nine days, it was among the top four. Still burning at over 429,000 acres, firefighters continue to tackle the historic blaze. Using data from Cal Fire, CBS News put together an animation to show just how quickly and far the flames have spread.
There are plenty of considerations for those interested in making the investment, according to industry experts.
Joro spiders have hearts that are able to withstand the loud and bustling noises of big cities, according to a study published on Monday.
The manhunt for a convicted murderer who escaped from custody is over. Police found Ramone Alston early Friday morning at a hotel outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, more than a hundred miles from the Hillsborough hospital parking lot he ran from on Tuesday.
The escaped killer of a 1-year-old girl who fled from a medical transport van, Ramone Alston, was captured days later in a hotel in the Charlotte, N.C. suburb of Kannapolis, authorities said.
The two troopers pepper-sprayed, beat, stunned and used a police dog on the wrong man, authorities said.
Five people have been arrested in connection with the 2023 death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry. The defendants, which includes two doctors and Perry's personal assistant, were federally charged with distributing the ketamine that contributed to Perry's death. According to prosecutors, Perry's personal assistant admitted to giving him multiple ketamine injections on the day of his death. Adam Yamaguchi has the latest.
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CBS News spoke with the astrophotographer behind the viral photo about his mission to drive people to look at the night sky before it changes "within the period of our lifetime."
Seventy-one days after launch, NASA finally nears a decision on whether Boeing's Starliner will return to Earth with, or without, a crew.
NASA held a press briefing Wednesday and announced a decision will be coming on how the Boeing Starlink capsule crew stuck at the International Space Station will proceed with their mission in space. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser has more.
The historic, privately financed space flight will carry humans above Earth's ice caps for the first time.
The Perseid meteor shower peaked in the night skies of Sunday into Monday, giving astronomy fans one of the best shows of 2024 as they looked to the skies.
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Sources tell CBS News that the Secret Service is arranging for former President Donald Trump to resume outdoor rallies with added security measures. CBS News campaign reporter Jake Rosen has more.
Vice President Kamala Harris is teasing some of the central tenets of her economic agenda which is set to be unveiled Friday during a policy speech in North Carolina. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
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