IWF Game Changers International Women's Forum

Michell Nunn, President and CEO of CARE USA and a member of IWF Georgia, joins us on the International Day of the Girl Child to focus on the urgent and unique challenges that girls everywhere face related to living healthy and fulfilling lives. She shares:
Trends and statistics on the current state of girls globally
Lessons from the crisis in Afghanistan
A story that gives her hope for the future of girls
The importance of women running for public office
Key issues like education, climate change, and gender based violence 
  
To learn more about the International Women’s Forum visit iwforum.org.

Alexia Barrier was the first woman to attempt a single-handed around-the-globe tour for the benefit of science. In this episode she shares:
 
her experience spending 111 days alone at sea 
how you don’t need the best equipment to perform at the highest caliber
how we can each play a role in protecting our oceans, and
the scale at which plastics are impacting the environment
 
About the Guest: Alexia Barrier is a professional sailor, top-level match racer, founder of 4myplanet and member of IWF France. She recently completed the Vendée Globe, a solo, nonstop around the world yacht race. 
 
To learn more about the International Women’s Forum visit iwforum.org.

Ambassador Roberta Lajous shares her unique perspective on democracy, including:
what she perceives as the greatest threat to democracy today
what European governments offer their citizens that is particularly useful for women
how the world views democracy in the U.S. in light of recent events
advancements of women in politics in Mexico, and 
how the Cold War and Cuban Missile Crisis inspired her lifelong passion of foreign relations and international affairs.
 
About the Guest: Roberta Lajous has been the Mexican Ambassador to Spain, Cuba, Austria, and Bolivia, as well as a Representative of Mexico to the UN. She is the former President of IWF Mexico.
 
Learn more about the International Women’s Forum by visiting iwforum.org.
 

CEO of the Motown Museum, Robin Terry, is keeping the family legacy of Motown alive. For World Music Day, she gives us a behind-the-scenes look into how one of the most beloved music brands around the world came into existence and fostered talent ranging from Diana Ross to Stevie Wonder. She discusses key women involved in making Motown what it is today and what’s next.
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Rochelle Courtenay has an idea that is remaking the world: making sanitary items accessible to women experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, and even young girls in school. In this episode, she shares the importance of removing the stigma around periods, the fight to remove the tampon tax in Australia, and the meaningful impacts that result from providing accessible period products to women around the world. 
Guest: Rochelle Courtenay, founder and Managing Director of Share the Dignity, member of IWF Australia
IWF members are invited to submit a proposal by June 9 for consideration to present at the 2021 Virtual World Leadership Conference. Apply today: Ideas Remaking the World.

When it comes to loss of life from Covid-19, Singapore has one of the world’s lowest case fatality rates. With 60,000+ cases of Covid-19 and around 30 deaths, there is much to be learned from Singapore’s healthcare professionals. In this episode, Ivy Ng shares how decisive action from leadership helped control the spread, lessons learned, and how her team is planning for the “new normal” of the future.
 
Guest: Ivy Ng, Group Chief Executive Officer of SingHealth, the largest healthcare group in Singapore, and member of IWF Singapore
 
To learn more about the International Women’s Forum visit iwforum.org.