Imagine a world where one billion extra workers participate in local, national and global workforces. The potential impact on the global economy would be as great as that of the populations of China and India – if we could just activate this human resource. Read More

The Gender Equality Project provides a framework for measuring gender inequality in the workforce. Companies can either get an official certification or use the framework as a roadmap for self-assessment. Read More

This Friday, August 12, at 1 p.m. ET, Vital Voices will be hosting an hour-long chat via Twitter on human trafficking. Read More

In the second half of September I was invited by the U.S. Department of State, as part of their Strategic Speakers Initiative, to visit Slovenia and Poland and address women’s groups on the subject of empowerment. Because Vital Voices first began in the Central & Eastern European region, I was both excited and anxious to visit. Read More

This September, Vital Voices once again partnered with the Open World Leadership Center and American Councils to host two delegations of women from Kazakhstan and Ukraine as part of the Open World program, sponsored by the United States Library of Congress. Read More

In the midst of violence that has killed hundreds and displaced tens of thousands, Vital Voices reached out to the Georgian women leaders in our global network. Read More