GWL Voices is an organization of women leaders from all regions and backgrounds committed to building a gender-equal international system that effectively responds to today’s challenges of sustainable development, peace, security, and human rights.

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Words Matter

Women are mentioned. But are they recognized as leaders?

Young People Speak Up for the Future of the UN: “It’s Her Turn” Campaign

First Color-Coded Straw Poll for UN Secretary-General: Grynspan Leads With Nine “Encourage” Votes, but No Candidate Avoids a Potential Veto

UNGA81: Calls for Multilateral Reform and a More Representative International Order

UNGA81: The gap between gender equality commitments and support for women’s leadership

Women Mayors: Empowering Urban Leadership for a Sustainable Future

GWL Voices Member Navi Pillay Awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

GWL Voices at the Geneva Peace Forum 2026

Words Matter: Language, Representation and the Future of Global Governance

Who Gets to Shape the Global Conversation?

HerTurn: A Conversation Across Generations

No Implementation without Equality: Women as the Foundation of the Future of Climate Multilateralism

“It is surely a matter of outrage that over half a million women die annually from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. This is nearly half the annual global death toll, and arguably, a direct reflection of the disempowerment of women in social, economic, and political life.”

Navi Pillay

GWL Voices member