De Nederlandse Vrouwen Raad heeft met ingang van 1 juni 2010 een vacature voor een ALLROUND EN ERVAREN MEDEWERKER PLANNING & CONTROL voor 8 uur per week. Voor meer informatie kunt u bellen met Alice Bouman-Dentener, algemeen secretaris, tel: 070-346 93 04.
Uw sollicitatie kunt u tot uiterlijk15 juni 2010 richten aan:
Nederlandse Vrouwen Raad
T.a.v drs. A.M. Bouman-Dentener, algemeen secretaris
Benoordenhoutseweg 23, 2596 BA ‘sGravenhage
E-mail: info@de-nvr.nl.
Women: Agents of Change
Boosting social change by kick-starting women leadership
Paper by the Netherlands Council of Women (NVR), umbrella organization of 46 women’s NGO’s,
to the 54th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 2010.
In 1995 in Beijing, 189 states declared1: “We are determined to develop the fullest potential
of girls and women of all ages, ensure their full and equal participation in building a better
world for all and enhance their role in the development process”. So why is it, that when
women-related issues are addressed, women usually are regarded as either victims or target
groups instead of using their potential as agents of change?
"Be the change that you wish to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi
This paper explores the subject of women as agents of change, both in theory and in
practice. It argues a change of perspective on women leadership and offers concrete
examples of their contributions to a just and sustainable society based on gender equality
and shared responsibilities. By offering this food for thought we hope to inspire
governments and other sectors in society to facilitate and support the work of women’s
organizations, to include them as full and equal partner in their activities and programmes
and hence use, to full potential, women as agents of change.
