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I am happy to be an International Gender Champion. I encourage other senior leaders to be part of this campaign for equality.

António Guterres

Secretary-General, United Nations

Women must be given the opportunity to partake in all levels of leadership in order to establish peace, tranquility, justice and equality.

Manizha Bakhtari

Ambassador, Embassy and Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Vienna

For democracy to be sustainable it requires involvement of all - regardless of gender, age, background or sexual orientation. It is essential that everyone has the opportunity to lead and to be heard.

Christian Grønbech-Jensen

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Embassy and Permanent Mission of Denmark to the international organizations in Vienna

I am inspired by the timeless wisdom of the Bahai elder Abdu'l Baha, who wrote: 'The world of humanity is possessed of two wings – the male and female.

Musonda Mumba

Secretary-General, Convention on Wetlands

Through my participation in the International Gender Champions Initiative, I will work to strengthen the contribution that women are making in the world of standardization, whether in ISO technical committees,...

Sergio Mujica

Secretary General, International Organization for Standardization

Hillary Clinton declared at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995 that it is no longer acceptable to discuss women's rights as separate from human rights: "Human rights...

Dorothée Baumann-Pauly

Director, Professor, Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights (GCBHR) and NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights

Climate change is a global challenge that affects all humanity. But not equally and disproportionately women.

Jean-Pierre Reymond

Executive Director, 2050Today