LIU Alm.del Bilag 46 Offentligt
THE SPIRIT OF WOMEN POLITICAL LEADERS: ADVANCING SOCIETY
Efstaleiti 5 103 Reykjavík Iceland
Hon. Pia Kjaersgaard Brussels Office : President of the Danish Parliament Boulevard Charlemagne 96 Folketinget B-1000 Brussels Christiansborg DK-1240 Tel : +32 27 33 13 44 Copenhagen, Denmark [email protected] www.womenpoliticalleaders.org
03 July 2017
Dear Honourable Pia Kjaersgaard,
The Women Political Leaders Global Forum (WPL) has the pleasure of inviting you to appoint a female Member of Parliament as a WIP Ambassador. The Women in Parliaments (WIP) is the global network of female Parliamentarians at national level, including the European Parliament, of whom there are currently around 9000. WPL is an independent, international and post-partisan foundation established with the purpose of advancing society by building a network between women in politics.
WIP Ambassadors are coordinated by the WPL Executive Board, and serve as the main point of contact for cooperation and WIP initiatives and events, in their respective Parliament. They are provided the opportunity to represent their country by attending global conferences, to network with other female Parliamentarians, and to work with WIP’s numerous partner organisations. The current list of WIP Ambassadors can be found via www.womeninparliaments.org/ambassadors. The full profile of a WIP Ambassador, and a rolling programme of upcoming WIP activities can be found below.
For your information, the WPL Executive Board consists of Ms Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir, Chair of the WIP Executive Board, Ms Linda Lanzillotta, Vice-President of the Italian Senate, Ms Lucero Saldaña, Member of the Mexican Senate, Ms Loren Legarda, Member of the Senate of the Philippines, and Ms Silvana Koch-Mehrin, Founder of WPL and former Vice-President of the European Parliament.
If you have any further enquiries please do not hesitate to contact Angela Lowe, WPL, via [email protected] or Ms Arna Bang, Iceland, via [email protected]. It would be a pleasure to receive your response at your earliest convenience; this would allow WIP to extend an invitation to your WIP Ambassador to attend the many upcoming WIP events and ensure representation of your Parliament at our international fora.
Yours sincerely,
Silvana Koch-Mehrin Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir Linda Lanzillotta Founder, Women Political Leaders Global Forum Chair of the WPL Executive Board Member of the WPL Executive Board Former Vice President, European Parliament Vice-President of the Italian Senate
Lucero Saldaña Loren Legarda Member of the WPL Executive Board Member of the WPL Executive Board Member of the Senate of Mexico Member of the Senate of the Philippines
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Profile: WIP Ambassadors
The Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) is the global network of female Parliamentarians. WIP is an independent, international and post-partisan foundation established with the purpose of advancing society by building a network between women in Parliaments.
Building this network requires communication and a constant exchange of ideas. This is why WIP seeks to establish strong and direct lines of communication with all female Parliamentarians, regardless of their political, geographical or cultural background.
WIP therefore aims to rely on WIP Ambassadors in every Parliament. In this distinguished role the appointed Parliamentarian, appointed by the Speaker of the Parliament, would act as the WIP representative in their respective Parliament and be afforded many exclusive and high-level opportunities. WIP aims to appoint one female Parliamentarian in each Parliament across the globe who will play an important role in advancing equality, therefore this is a highly-privileged position.
WIP Ambassadors:
• Are the first point of reference for WIP to contact for co-operation, initiatives and events which may involve the WIP Ambassador’s Parliament or country. • Act as non-partisan representatives of WIP in their national Parliaments, caucuses or regions by encouraging active female Parliamentarians from all parties to engage in WIP activities and projects, thereby fostering cross-party support for the mission and objectives of WIP. • Contribute to the collection of data and dissemination of information in their national Parliaments.
WIP Ambassadors benefit from:
• Special and first-hand information on future activities, including the possibility to provide input on WIP initiatives. • Their name, title and photograph on the WIP website, and social media channels. • Priority to attend high-level external conferences and summits as representatives of WIP, thereby increasing their nation’s voice on the international stage. • The opportunity to broaden their political network and form close ties with female Parliamentarians from across the world, including attendance at the annual WIP Ambassador meeting, during the WIP Global Summits. • Engagement with the network of WIP by contributing to its different media outlets, events and campaigns, including articles for The Huffington Post.
ROLLING PROGRAMME OF THE WOMEN IN PARLIAMENTS GLOBAL FORUM
JANUARY 2017 ▪ 19th: WIP Sessions in the Context of the World Economic Forum; Davos, Switzerland -WIP / EY panel debate at the World Economic Forum: “How can responsible leadership be popular?” -WIP/CWWL Women Political Leaders Breakfast
FEBRUARY 2017 ▪ 8th -10th: WIP at the OECD Parliamentary Meeting; Paris, France ▪ 18th: WIP side event at the Munich Security Conference 2017, Luncheon Debate on Securing the Homeland: Non-traditional threats, Non-traditional solutions; Munich, Germany
MARCH 2017 ▪ 6th - 10th March: International Women’s Day, WIP Leadership Campaign, European Parliament The Leadership Campaign was also exhibited at the national parliament of Sri Lanka on International Women’s Day. ▪ 8th: Leadership Journeys with Michaëlle Jean, (organized in partnership with OIF), at the Permanent Representation of Romania to the EU, hosted by Ambassador Luminita Odobescu; Brussels, Belgium ▪ 13th - 24th: WIP sessions at the Commission on the Status of Women, United Nations Headquarters; New York, USA -The role of female Parliamentarians in implementing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda - Women’s Property Rights in Africa: Key to Economic Empowerment ▪ 20th - 21st: WIP meeting on Maternal Health and Refugee Women under the patronage of H.E. President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca of Malta and in partnership with MSD for Mothers; La Valetta, Malta ▪ 28th: WEL Maltese Presidency Reception at the Permanent Representation of Malta to the EU, hosted by Ambassador Marlene Bonnici; Brussels, Belgium
APRIL 2017 ▪ 5th - 6th: WIP G20 Roundtable, co-hosted by the W20: “Digitalisation: Policies for a Digital Future”; Düsseldorf, Germany ▪ 6 th: WIP at the G20 “Multi-Stakeholder-Conference on Digital Economy”; Düsseldorf, Germany ▪ 24th - 25th: WPL at the Women20 (W20); Berlin, Germany The purpose of the event was to anchor Women’s Economic Empowerment in the G20 agenda. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, together with Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, and high-level female politicians, speakers and participants discussed how to promote female entrepreneurship on a larger scale around the world. ▪ 25th: European Defence Roundtable; Verdala Palace, Malta WPL and the Munich Security Conference (MSC), co-hosted a high-level meeting on Defence and Security under the patronage of Her Excellency Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, President of Malta and of the Council of the European Union.
MAY 2017 ▪ 3rd: WIP at the workshop: "Gender equality and the participation of women in public life" An event part of Tunisia Week at the European Parliament; Brussels, Belgium The participants of this debate shared their insights on the importance of empowering women to take a step up on the political level and some of the barriers that women face on the road to a career in politics.
▪ 18th: WEL Leadership Journey with Julia Gillard ▪ 22nd - 26th: WIP at the UNISDR Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction; Cancun, Mexico
JUNE 2017 ▪ 21st: ‘Maternal Health Meeting: Refugees and other Vulnerable Women‘, under the patronage of H.E Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, in partnership with MSD for Mothers; European Parliament, Brussels. This meeting serves to build on the commitment that was demonstrated by policy makers in a similar meeting in Malta, in March, focusing on the Outcome Declaration from that meeting and the concrete next steps it proposed.
SEPTEMBER 2017 ▪ 6th – 7th: World Parliamentary Forum on Sustainable Development; Bali, Indonesia ▪ 12th - 25th: WIP at the UN General Assembly; New York, USA
OCTOBER 2017 ▪ 11th: ‘Girl2Leader’ A worldwide campaign launched by WPL. With the slogan “Lead Like a Girl!”; this initiative seeks to get more girls involved in politics. ▪ 12th: WIP at the OECD Global Parliamentary Network Meeting; Paris, France
NOVEMBER 2017 ▪ 8th- 11th: WIP at the APEC Leaders’ Summit, Da Nang, Vietnam ▪ 28th – 30th: WPL Global Summit; Reykjavik, Iceland This high-level event will be organised by Women in Parliaments (WIP) and Women Government Leaders (WGL), which are communities of the Women Political Leaders Global Forum (WPL)