Women and girls play a critical role in advancing both peace and development.
Research shows that families, communities and nations prosper when girls have the opportunity to participate fully in every aspect of society. Empower Peace’s Women2Women International Leadership Program (W2W) builds a network of promising young women (ages 15-19) from around the globe, engages them in the issues that define their lives and provides them with the tools, relationships and opportunities required to lead.
The Women2Women program was designed to provide young women around the world with the opportunity to learn, network and acquire leadership and professional development skills. Participants learned first-hand about the benefits, challenges and responsibilities associated with leadership from established women leaders in government, community, media and business. The Conference was created to empower young women to become future leaders.
Held at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the second year of Women2Women had 56 young women from 11 countries attend the conference. Delegates came from Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, the United States of America and Uzbekistan.
The Conference took place from August 4, 2007 thrugh August 10, 2007. The delegates attended workshops on the Art of Negotiation, Building a Career, Journalism, Women in Government and a Global Women Panel discussion.
Speakers included Victoria Budson, founding Executive Director of the Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP) at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government; Susan Hackley, the Managing Director of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School and award-winning journalist Jane Christo.
To see a complete list of speakers, please click here.
To see the W2W 2007 schedule, please click here.
W2W 2007 Countries
1. Azerbaijan
2. Bahrain
3 Israel
4. Jordan
5. Kuwait
6. Lebanon
7. Morocco
8. Pakistan
9. Palestine
10. United States
11. Uzbekistan