Something is happening in the global development and civil society sector: more and more organisations are seeking new ways to shift their organisations towards diversity, inclusion and representation, often embracing feminist values and agendas to do so. The #AidToo movement, borne of the number...
This article was originally published on CIVICUS on 4 July 2019. Half of the delegates at CIVICUS’ International Civil Society Week (April, Belgrade) were women. This is a great achievement and shows the major role women play in civil society as activists, staff members...
This piece was originally published on tbd* on June 24, 2019. “FAIR SHARE of Women Leaders” collected, for the first time, data on women’s representation in CSO leadership and asked organisations to commit to achieve fair representation by 2030. I spent the last eight...
A few weeks ago, the Fair Share of Women Leaders Forum met to set out the campaign’s strategic plans. When asked to write a blog, I thought back on my career in the human rights and humanitarian sector. I had the fortune of working with some outstanding...
Less than 6 months ago, we started FAIR SHARE based on data that indicated the following: in many civil society organisations (CSOs), about 70% of the staff were women while 70% of the leaders were men. Starting with the large international CSOs, we sought...
FAIR SHARE is a new organisation; we formally registered only a few months ago. Our goal is to increase the number of women in the top leadership levels of civil society organisations (CSOs). Being part of a completely new initiative is an unusual opportunity...
At the March 2019 Bond conference, where over 1000 professionals in the international development community gather for an annual fix of stimulation and networking, 84 participants opted to join a workshop to share their views on why there are so few women leaders in...
Frequently you can hear that in civil society organisations (CSOs) in average 70% of employees are women while 70% of the leaders are men. If this is true, this means that a talented young man would be about five times more likely to achieve...
