Accelerating Gender Equality

1. We are promoters of gender equality. In each of our respective roles, personal, family, professional, as members of the BMW Foundation Responsible Leaders Network, we push for a Feminist Agenda to foster gender equity and work actively in closing gender gaps in line with Sustainable Development Goal 5. (Call to Action)

2. We advocate for a gender inclusion perspective. With the aspiration, as articulated in the 2030 Agenda that no one is to be left behind, we affirm that women must have more spaces of representation and participation in contributing to the realization of the 17 SDGs. (Values)

3. We champion gender equality regardless of sexual identity. The gender issue is one that masculine, feminine, common, and neutral involving persons of all ages who must be actively engaged to close the gender gaps. (Values)

4. We support each other as Responsible Leaders. We encourage each other in the suggestion and scale up of ideas to achieve gender equity. (Values)

5.  We aim to foster an empathetic approach to feminism. We acknowledge beginning without a common understanding and strive to create a broader foundation to include others without prejudice. (Values)

6. We call for an agenda to make the next decade a transformative one to achieve feminist goals. We strive in a transversal way to reach a comprehensive understanding of gender equity that is cross-cutting, diverse, intercultural, and interdisciplinary. (Agenda)

7. We believe that gender balance in all sectors is one of the main keys to transforming the current economic systems, which are broken, by leveraging the complementarity of skills and perspectives among diverse genders. (Call to Action) 

8. It is our goal to engage with a gender focus throughout 2020 and beyond when hiring, developing new programs, and initiating projects, in funding and other areas of work to accelerate closing the gender gap. (Call to Action) 

9. We nurture an understanding of gender equity that is cross-cutting, interdisciplinary, and holistic with awareness of religious pluralism, social prejudice against the disabled, and class inequalities. (Call to Action)  

Care and Inclusiveness as Values for Diplomacy by Carolina Sheinfeld, Rocío Cañas, Trini Saona and Dalya Salinas

How an alliance of Female Leaders is closing the Gender Gap by Sarah LeBrecque

How Female Role Models Inspire and Empower Younger Generations by Shahira Amin

“We want to influence policy to accelerate change.” by ElsaMarie DSilva

Empowerment through Knowledge by Nappinai NS

“I hope the Gender Alliance will leverage the potential of our individual work.” by Helene Wolf

Empowering Women in Impact Businesses by Julia M Profeta Johansson

Amplifying Change: How a DJ Bridges Society by Thandi Dyani

“I’ve benefitted from strong, female leadership.” by Chris Fowler

Breaking Down Societal Norms by Eirliani Abdul Rahman

“This fight is not equal by any stretch of the imagination.” by Imran Simmins

“An equal world is one where the social constructions fall away.” by Julie Smith

How We Can Build an Alliance to End Modern Slavery by Cecilia Oebanda-Pacis

“An equal world is when we do not have to fight for our place.” by Thandi Dyani

“A Place Where We Can Come Together and Support One Another” by Elizabeth Maloba

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