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The Right Honourable Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada received the 2009 Eve Award from Equal Voice. She was chosen in recognition of her achievements in political life and her efforts to encourage women to seek leadership positions in politics. Kim Campbell was honoured by Equal Voice and the Canadian Club of Toronto at the fourth annual Women in Public Life Luncheon on April 30, 2009. She reflected on her experiences as a woman in politics and shared her views on what it would take to elect more women across the country.

 


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2008 IWF World Leadership Conference Speaker News
2008 IWF World Leadership Conference Speaker Pal Saptarshi continues to promote a sustainable vision to solve the world’s environmental issues.

Missouri Women's Forum News
Missouri Women's Forum June 2009 Newsletter

Northern California Women's Forum News
Northern California Women's Forum June 2009 Newsletter

Utah Women's Forum Member News
Utah Women's Forum Member Deedee Corradini is a recipient of the 2009 Snowsports Builder Award by Far West Ski Association.

IWF Massachusetts Women's Forum Member News
IWF Massachusetts Women's Forum Member Ellen Langer authored the book entitled "Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility".

Tennessee Women's Forum Member News
Tennessee Women's Forum Member Deborah Tate received the ITU World Telecommunication & Information Society Award.

IWF Hong Kong Member News
IWF Hong Kong Member Lois Dougan Tretiak represented the IWF as special delegate to the International Conference on Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction.

IWF Canada News
IWF Canada remembers Alison Youngman

IWF Hong Kong Member News
IWF Hong Kong Forum Member Judith Mackay was presented with the British Medical Journal Group's first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award.

Vancouver Women's Forum News
Vancouver Women's Forum April 2009 Newsletter

IWF Hong Kong Member News
IWF Hong Kong Member Professor Fanny Cheung co-edited the book entitled "Mainstreaming Gender in Hong Kong Society".

IWF Canada Member News
IWF Past President, The Right Honourable Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada will receive the 2009 Eve Award from Equal Voice

Northern California Women's Forum News
Northern California Women's Forum March 2009 Newsletter

Southern California Women's Forum Member News
Southern California Women's Forum Member Stephanie Streeter to head the U.S. Olympic Committee.

IWF Hong Kong Member News
IWF Member Prof. Fanny M. Cheung co-authored the book entitled "Women at the Top: Powerful Leaders Tell Us How to Combine Work and Family"

Harvard University Weatherhead Center Fellows Program News
Harvard University Weatherhead Center for International Affairs accepting applications from IWF members for its 2009/2010 Fellows Class.

New York Women's Forum Member News
New York Women's Forum Member Ursula Fairbairn was named a 2009 Outstanding Director in a recognized program supported by ODX and several other governance oriented organizations.

Oklahoma Women's Forum Member News
Oklahoma Women's Forum Member Sue Hale is a recipient of the Volunteer Award by United Way of Central Oklahoma

IWF Ecuador Member News
IWF Ecuador President Joyce Ginatta Featured Speaker At United Nation's Conference On Financing For Development in Doha

Georgia Women's Forum Member News
IWF Member Susan Grant has been appointed as member of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) Board of Trustees.

IWF Israel Forum News
IWF Israel holds holiday event at the home of IWF Israel Immediate Past President Mina Teicher featuring Tzipora Livini, Israeli Foreign Minister as special guest speaker.

IWF Argentina and Georgia Women's Forum Member News
IWF members Fay Gold and Teresa Anchorena host exhibitions of Argentinean Artist Milo Lockett in their galleries.

New York Women's Forum Member News
IWF member Carole Feuerman's solo exhibition "Silence, Passion, Expression: The Sculptures of Carole A. Feuerman" features 50 of her sculptures at the Amarillo Museum of Art in Amarillo, TX.

Missouri Women's Forum News
Missouri Women's Forum November 2008 Newsletter

Southern California Women's Forum Member News
IWF Member Loreen Arbus, producer, philanthropist and minorities advocate, to serve as honorary chair for the Cerebal Palsy International Research Foundation Power Heroes Gala

International Women's Forum
IWF loses its Co-Counder, Elinor Guggenheimer

Women's Forum West
Women's Forum West September 2008 Newsletter

IWF Israel
IWF Israel President, Mina Teicher and members of IWF Israel welcome IWF President Esther Silver-Parker.

IWF Vancouver
IWF Vancouver Fall 2008 Newsletter

New York Women's Forum News
New York Women's Forum September Newsletter

New York Women's Forum News
New York Forum Member Mickie Siebert to be Honored by the Center for Educational Innovation - Public Education Association (CEI-PEA).

Texas Women's Forum News
Texas Women's Forum Member Karyl Innis Featured in the Dallas Morning News Article.

IWF Canada Member News
IWF Past President, The Right Honourable Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada named a companion of the Order of Canada.

New York Women's Forum News
New York Women's Forum hosts 2nd Annual Colloquium

NY Women's Forum News
NY Women's Forum Members News

NoCal Women's Forum Member News
The California Redevelopment Association awarded the 2008 Award of Excellence to Nina Gruen.

IWF Mexico News
IWF Mexico Delegation - Líderes mexicanas en Jordania

IWF Mexico News
IWF Mexico Members and IWF Buenos Aires Conference featured in Mujer Ejecutiva magazine.

IWF Canada
IWF Canada hosts Russian Forum Members in Ottawa.

IWF Canada Member News
IWF Canada Member Michèle Stanners has been accepted as a 2008-09 Fellow of Harvard University's prestigious Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.

IWF Spain Member News
Nuria Basi, IWF-Spain member received the International Women's Entrepreneurial Challenge award.

New York/New Jersey Women's Forum Member News
Marsha Dubrow has recently won a blind competition for new Jewish liturgical musical and has been selected as a featured artist in the “Culture in Context” opening exhibit of the newly re-opened New Jersey State Museum.

Arizona Women's Forum Member News
Barbara McConnell Barrett was nominated on March 13, 2008 by President George W. Bush as Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of Finland.

IWF South Africa Member News
IWF South Africa Member Ms Bridgette Radebe was awarded International Business Person of the Year Award in recognition of her pioneering work as an entrepreneur.

NY Women's Forum Member News
IWF New York Member Loreen Arbus to Chair Ms. Foundation 2008 Gloria Awards.

Hawaii Women's Forum
IWF Hawaii Forum Member serves as the first female fellow of the National Geographic Society!

Canada Women's Forum Member Honored
IWF Canada Member Liz Dowdeswell to be inducted into the Argentine Academy of Environmental Sciences in Buenos Aires.

Washington, DC Women’s Forum Photo
Washington, DC Women’s Forum Deliberate “Solemnly” Over Dine Around!

New York Women's Forum Member Featured
New York Women's Forum Member Susan Stautberg Featured in The New York Times and the International Herald.

Florida Suncoast Members Honored
Florida Suncoast members Carol B. Green and Dr. Laurey Stryker were honored at a luncheon in February by the National Council of Jewish Women as Women of Power.

Utah Women's Forum Member on NPR
Utah Women's Forum Member Deedee Corradini featured on "All Things Considered" as part of the movement to bring women's skijumping to the Olympics.

NY Women's Forum Member Featured in Art Book
NY Women's Forum Member Carole Feuerman is featured in a coffee table book entitled, "A History of Western Art".

NY/DC Women's Forum Member to Join Board
New York and Washington, DC Women's Forum member Nina McLemore will join the Board of Directors of inMotion, an organization dedicated to providing legal service to low-income women.

IWF LF Fellow Alumna honored
The Asia Society has named Vivian Lau, Fellow Alumna (2006-2007 Fellows Class) and CEO of Junior Achievement Hong Kong, as a member of the 2008 Class of Asia 21 Fellows.

IWF Remembers Adrienne Hall
Women’s Advocate, Friend & IWF Catalyst for Forum Development

IWF LF President at NY Stock Exchange
IWF Leadership Foundation President and Washington, DC Women's Forum member Carol Cox Wait rings the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange with other CIGNA executives.

Ohio Women's Forum Member in the news
Ohio Women's Forum Member and Co-founder of the Family Business Center of Central Ohio Bea Wolper receives a major endorsement.

IWF Conference Presenter Carolyn Porco Honored
2008 IWF World Leadership Conference Presenter and Lead Imaging Scientist on the Cassini Saturn Project Carolyn Porco honored by the American Humanist Association with the Isaac Asimov Science Award.

Washington, DC Women's Forum Member Honored
Washington, DC Women's Forum Member Susan Davis was awarded Flax Trust Award.

IWF Press Releases

Buenos Aires Conference Press Release May 2008 Buenos Aires Conference Press Release May 2008 - English

 

Buenos Aires Conference Press Release May 2008 Buenos Aires Conference Press Release May 2008 - Spanish

 

Madrid Conference Press Release May 2006 Madrid Conference Press Release May 2006

 

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