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International Women’s Forum Convenes Global Women Leaders in Cape Town for 2025 Cornerstone Conference
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13 IWF Members named to Forbes 50 Over 50 list.
Kim Sanchez Rael: Cofounder and CEO, Azuca – IWF New Mexico – Lifestyle
Paige Alexander: CEO, The Carter Center – IWF Georgia – Impact
Lyda Hill: Chairman: LH Capital / Lyda Hill Philanthropies – IWF Dallas – Impact
Ellie Hollander: President & CEO, Meals on Wheels – IWF Washington, DC – Impact
Deryl McKissack: CEO, McKissack & McKissack – IWF Florida – Impact
Maribel Perez Wadsworth: President & CEO, Knight Foundation – IWF Florida – Impact
Michele Meyer-Shipp: CEO, Dress for Success Worldwide – IWF New York – Impact
Yvette Ostolaza: Chair, Sidley Austin Management Committee – IWF Florida – Impact
Tara Lisa Perry: CEO, National Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian ad Litem (CASA/GAL) Association for Children – IWF Washington State – Impact
Connie Lehman: Founder, Clarity – IWF Massachusetts – Innovation
Valerie Montgomery Rice M.D.: President & Dean, Morehouse School of Medicine – IWF Georgia – Innovation
Kara J. Trott: Founder, Quantum Health – IWF Ohio – Innovation (Photo Shown)
Ileana Musa: Managing Director, Head of Sales–Private Banking Group, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association – IWF Florida – Investmen
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International Women’s Forum Announces Scholarship Honoring Distinguished Alumna Leena Nair, Global CEO of Chanel
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Announcing the 32nd Class of IWF Leadership Fellows
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Chanel CEO Leena Nair, IWF Leadership Fellows Program Alumna, Awarded CBE by Prince William
IWF Members Making History
IWF France
Dr. Guila Clara Kessous, presented a historic resolution before the UN during the Peace Talks celebrating the International Day of Peace. The historic resolution demands binding quotas to ensure women’s presence in all international peace negotiations.
IWF British Columbia
Patra de Silva, IWF BC, was listed as one of the Top 50-Women Leaders of Vancouver.
IWF South Africa
Dr. Sindi Mabaso-Koyana, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Middlesex University, London in recognition of her exceptional leadership in governance, ethics, and transformation.
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Global Gender Gap Report 2025
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Firms Outperform When There Are More Women on Boards, BI Says – Bloomberg
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Women who played sports are more likely to be business leaders
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Women in tech groups ‘can’t run on inspiration alone’