Vital Voices and our partners of the ABWN mourn the passing of our colleague, Dr. Marguerite-Marie Limagnack Miko. Read More

For the first time ever, the need to increase women’s access to financial services has been recognized by the G20 Finance Ministers.  Read More

The Impact Blog interviewed the First Lady of El Salvador Vanda Pignato about development issues important to her in El Salvador.  Read More

Florence de Sola, Program Coordinator at Voces Vitales El Salvador, shares her experiences from the CreceMUJER forum for women professionals.  Read More

This event was not only MENA BWN’s first forum, but also one of a kind for the region. The emphasis was on the participants and their potential — not the speakers or even the forum’s patron, H. E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, UAE Minister of Foreign Trade. Gihane Askar of the Vital Voices MENA team reflects on the MENA Businesswomen's Forum, held recently in Dubai. Read More

Reflections from Alyse Nelson at the MENA Businesswomen's Forum in Dubai: "These women are not waiting for peace or democratization — they are producing the future they imagine for their families and countries — through their companies." Read More

Vital Voices affirms the votes of confidence bestowed onto Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala during her candidacy for World Bank President.  Read More

On Saturday April 7, 2012, Vice President Joyce Banda was sworn in as President of Malawi, making her the second woman in history to hold this post in an African country.  Read More

Our Global Ambassadors Program Senior Manager Ashley Chandler on the Haiti launch of an innovative partnership between Vital Voices and Bank of America to invest in women's leadership around the world. Read More

Just over a year ago, sitting around the table at the Vital Voices Policy Advocates workshop, we had to make an important choice: Which women’s rights issue should we tackle in Jordan? Read More