Center for Women's Global Leadership

Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) welcomes report to end gender-based violence against...

8 July 2020: The call to end gender-based violence (GBV) against women journalists today at the Human Rights Council is welcomed by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership. The report, ‘Combating violence against women journalists’ was officially presented today to the Human Rights Council in Geneva by Dubravka Šimonović, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and...

Imagine a Post-COVID-19 City—with Women’s Human Rights”

The Feminist and Women's Movement Action Plan Virtual High-Level Political Forum July 9th, 2020 | 12 PM to 1:30 PM EST Join CWGL tomorrow as our Executive Director, Krishanti Dharmaraj, and Director of Program and Global Advocacy, Melissa Upreti, engage in a high-level panel discussion on women's human rights. Program Description: This panel discussion will challenge us to imagine the...

Women's Human Rights Education Institute Intensive Virtual Program

Join the Center for Women's Global Leadership in support for our Director of Program and Global Advocacy, Melissa Upreti! Program Description: The Women's Human Rights Education Institute has been offering our flagship WHRI Intensive Institute in international settings since 2004. The WHRI Intensive is a capacity-building program for women's human rights defenders that explores international women's...

Published Article: The Feminist and Women’s Movement Action Plan (fwMAP): mobilising globally for...

The Center for Women's Global Leadership is pleased to announce the publication of the article 'The Feminist and Women’s Movement Action Plan (fwMAP): mobilising globally for Beijing +25' in the Gender & Development Journal, published by Oxfam for 25 years in partnership with Routledge/Taylor & Francis. The Lead Author is Melissa Upreti, CWGLs Senior Director for Program and Global Advocacy and...