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● Summary
● Participation Statistics
● Engagement Statistics
● Opening Speech - Prime Minister of Iceland
● Testimonials
● The Reykjavik Index for Leadership
● The WLGF Pulse
● Women’s World Atlas
● Reykjavík Summit - Power, Together.
● #Girl2Leader
● Power, Together. Awards
● Photo album
SUMMARY
The inaugural Women Leaders Global Forum was held on 26 – 28 November 2018 in Reykjavik, Iceland, the
global leader for equality between women and men. The Forum was co-hosted by Women Political Leaders
(WPL) and the Government and the Parliament of Iceland, co-chaired by leaders of the OECD, World Bank,
World Economic Forum and others. Under the heading “POWER, TOGETHER”, this year’s theme was
Digitalisation.
The event convened nearly 500 invited delegates from approximately 80 countries, including featured
Conversationists, all internationally recognised for their contribution to advancing society. The programme
included inspiring sessions and conversations in plenary as well as 20 LeadersTalks and a series of off venue
events.
The event gained significant visibility online using the hashtags #WomenLeadersIceland and
#PowerTogether. Parts of the Forum were streamed live via CBSNews.com.
The Women Leaders Global Forum included 488 conversationists from 79 countries - see breakdown below.
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ENGAGEMENT STATISTICS
Second, Family policies. Since women still carry the bulk of child
rearing, family policies – and the lack thereof – have a massive
Distinguished guests, impact on women’s daily lives. If it wouldn’t have been for
universal childcare and maternal and parental leave, I personally
It’s an honour and a privilege to be here with you today and I am wouldn’t be here serving as a Prime Minister, while also being the
so delighted to welcome you to the first-ever Women Leaders mother of three children. So, I owe a lot of debt to the women who
Global Forum (WLGF). Co-hosted by the Icelandic government, came before me and built up that system here in Iceland.
the Icelandic Parliament and Women Political Leaders, this forum
provides an excellent opportunity to share ideas, experiences and Iceland was the first country in the world (in 2000) to adopt a
create solutions to make this world a better place. government and business-funded shared parental leave scheme.
The key here is a well-paid use-it-or-lose-it proportion for both
I’d like to use my minutes here to share some of my thoughts, parents, which at the best has enabled 90% of new fathers taking
that I hope can serve as an inspiration for our conversations over time off work to care for their young children. Paternity leave has
the next days. Given the nature of our forum, I will focus on ways significantly changed the make-up of Icelandic society.
to strengthen the rights of women and girls, because I believe that
women who have made it to top positions of power should use
their platform to work towards a more egalitarian world.
OPENING SPEECH
In 2011, I actually became the first government minister to take a Armed conflict and displacement (including due to climate
full time maternity leave when I became pregnant serving as the change) has terrible – and long lasting – consequences on women
Minister for Education and Culture. and girls. Despite the established knowledge that women’s
In some countries I would have been advised against it (or advised participation in the peace process increases the likelihood of
against having children all together) as it would have destroyed lasting solutions, women are still far too underrepresented in
my political career. But … here I am and still the mother of three peace talks.
sons who are doing just fine. So here we can see political policies
matter and women don’t have to choose between having a family It is ours to change that – guided by UN’s resolution 1325 – and it
and having a career. That is the important political policy. is ours to challenge the global arms race that can only have bad
consequences for the world.
Third, I would like to mention violence against women and girls,
because violence against women and girls is one of the most Combating climate change is no longer a topic of theoretical
persistent human rights violations of our times and both the conversations, as we are starting to feel the impact of it all across
cause and the consequence of women’s inequality. the world. This is an issue my government has put at the very top
of the agenda, for our children and our grandchildren.
Most recently, the #MeToo movement exposed systematic
harassment, violence and everyday sexism that women across Last, but not least, the women’s movement. And we are all part of
various layers of our societies are subjected to. Here in Iceland, that. I think all of us should take time to celebrate and to thank
thousands of women spoke out and the movement revealed the the women’s movement. We wouldn’t enjoy any of the rights that
multiple discrimination suffered by migrant women in a country we enjoy today, if there hadn’t been for women’s solidarity, often
that has throughout history been relatively ethnically at tremendous, personal costs to individual women. Movement is
homogenous. the key word here, because with solidarity and collaboration we
can move mountains.
Our task is to listen to all the stories that women have shared, but And this is vital to our gathering here in Iceland: together we can
also seek out the voices that we don’t hear everyday, so that the move mountains, all of us here.
realities of all women are considered in our action to eliminate
gender-based violence. This is not an issue of faraway places I would like to thank Women Political Leaders, the organisers and
because violence against women cuts across all societies, and we all the partners that have made this event possible. I do hope we
need to do everything in our power to end it. will have a great and fruitful conversation here in Iceland for the
next days. Thank you very much.
Fourth, Peace and sustainability. Iceland is actually a country
without a military and in a recent survey it is shown that it is the
most peaceful country in the world, which is an amazing
privilege.
TESTIMONIALS
TESTIMONIALS
THE REYKJAVÍK INDEX FOR
LEADERSHIP
Evidence is an essential tool in public policy and social progress.
To support the cause of equality, we need to understand values,
perceptions and attitudes, the speed of change or the failure to
realise it, and the drivers and barriers towards a fairer world. So,
we need to document the social norms that societies operate
within, the everyday beliefs and behaviours of men and women,
and the interplay of the drivers for change against those of
stasis. We need to document our social norms so that we can
challenge them, and we need to measure change over time to
hold ourselves and our leaders to account.
Over the last two years, the movement for fairness and equality
between men and women has found renewed energy and
conviction around the world. In public life, in politics, in
business, and across different economic sectors, women and
men have been working for change and a world where economic
opportunity is no longer shaped and constrained by being a man
or being a woman.
THE REYJAVÍK INDEX FOR LEADERSHIP
We have created The Reykjavik Index for Leadership to support In this first report, which focuses on the G7 countries, we see
the journey to equality between women and men. We believe in some areas of progress to equality among men and women.
a world where women and men have an equal right and However, the evidence also shows that we have a long way to go
opportunity, not just to participate in all aspects of economic before equality in leadership between men and women is the
and political life, but to lead. social norm. We will use The Reykjavik Index for Leadership to
measure our progress on the journey ahead.
THE WLGF PULSE
Using Data to Drive Debate:
An increase of women in leadership positions has a positive
impact on business, politics and the economy. So why, in the era
of TIME’UP and #METOO, are we not seeing a rise in female
representation?
The Women’s World Atlas shows exactly this, in cooperation with CAPACENT and with appreciation for the contribution by Oxford
Analytica.
WORLD’S WORLD ATLAS
Women Leaders at the Reykjavík Summit discussed to act for peace and
security through the following measures:
#Girl2Leader is a campaign launched by the Women Political It’s time for change. It’s time for girls and women to lead the
Leaders Global Forum (WPL). The #Girl2Leader campaign world with brains and hearts. Today leaders are almost all men:
encourages girls to pursue a future in leadership and aims to get 93% of Heads of States and 95% of CEOs are men. With the
more girls involved in realms of politics and business. The slogan, Lead Like A Girl, we connect today’s leaders to the next
campaign takes place under the distinguished patronage of the generation of leaders. Here and now it’s time to answer why it is
President of Malta, H.E. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca. important to have more women in positions of leadership.
#GIRL2LEADER
POWER, TOGETHER. AWARDS
The POWER, TOGETHER. Award ceremony started off with the
celebration of the International Olympic Committee's dedication
to advocate for gender equality on and off the field of play.
Marisol Casado, President of the International Triathlon Union
and Member of the IOC, was on stage to receive the award on
behalf of the International Olympic Committee, and delivered a
powerful statement encouraging greater female representation
and participation across all aspects of sport.