🌍 Women Lead the Way — Global Summit in Beijing Sparks Hope 👩💼✨
Beijing, October 10: Global leaders, thinkers and changemakers are arriving this week for the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women in Beijing, a powerful affirmation to women’s strength, equality and leadership. 🌸🤝
The UN and the Chinese government are hosting the summit of more than 100 global leaders, ministers and entrepreneurs, united in their mission to ensure that women have an equal seat at every table. 💼🌍
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, in a statement released at the same time as the summit, summed it up well: “No society can reach its full potential if half its people are left behind.” The Secretary-General’s words personify the ideal that the human family only makes progress when women and men make progress together. 💬💪
China’s leadership in hosting this summit shows their expanding voice in global cooperation and sustainable development. 🌐🏛️ Many experts consider this a significant moment — politically and as a movement to inspire real change in the world in how nations view women’s leadership. 💡🔥
The summit also falls within World Space Week and Breast Cancer Awareness Month, making October a month of empowerment and action for women’s issues. 🚀🎗️
This summit includes discussions about action, not just words, with mentorship programs and funding for startup businesses for women. The summit informs a movement toward equity and a better more sustainable future for all. 🌏❤️