WOMEN IN POLITICS
Women Empowerment 100 years ago, Nancy Astor, the first woman who took her seat in the UK Parliament, opened the […]
Women Empowerment
100 years ago, Nancy Astor, the first woman who took her seat in the UK Parliament, opened the door for women to enter the political scene. Since, there is much for women to celebrate. On behalf of Women 2 Win and the Conservative Friends of Eurasia, Ms Bota Hopkinson and her son Max, co-founders of Conservative friends of Eurasia welcomed all participants who joined us at this celebration of International Women’s Day, in London.
Invited to celebrate women in politics were Distinguished guests Baroness Jenkin, Penny Mordaunt MP, Minister for Women and Equalities, Ambassadors, High Commissioners, Parliamentarians, Ladies, Gentlemen, and friends of the UK and Eurasia as well local business women. Together, this impressive crowd stood to represent 1,6 billion women from 29 countries.
“We need more women in politics. Asking women to stand has culminated in a substantial increase in the number of women starting their journeys towards public life, probably in all political parties but certainly for us in the Conservative Party, where I understand that between 400 and 500 additional women are now in the pipeline.” Baroness Anne Jenkin of Kennington – As the Co-Chair, Anne co-founded Women2Win with Prime Minister Theresa May in 2005. Anne was made a life peer in January 2011 and has continued to work tirelessly to promote women in Parliament and public life. Anne has been instrumental in heading the campaign for greater female representation in Parliament
In the opening speech
Ms. Bota Hopkinson said: “Sitting beside you are people who had extraordinary journeys to be here tonight. Whether you’re born in Central Asia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, the Ivory Coast, Israel or the UK, you came here tonight because women matter to you. Do you know that in this very room, together we represent over 1.6 billion women from 29 countries? It was women just like you and me who stood up a century ago gave us the right to vote. So what has happened since? For the second time in our country, the Prime Minister is a woman!
This is progress! According the UN latest reports, we need 217 years to close the pay gap between men and women. What are we going to do about it?
The time has come for us to find solutions to the challenges that we don’t even talk about. It was 14 years ago when Baroness Jenkin and Theresa May had planted the seed of Women 2 Win, now we can see the fruits.
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Dr Marina Nani
Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief of Rich Woman Magazine, founder of Sovereign Magazine, author of many books, Dr Marina Nani is a social edification scientist coining a new industry, Social Edification. Passionately advocating to celebrate your human potential, she is well known for her trademark "Be Seen- Be Heard- Be You" running red carpet events and advanced courses like Blog Genius®, Book Genius®, Podcast Genius®, the cornerstones of her teaching. The constant practitioner of good news, she founded MAKE THE NEWS ( MTN) with the aim to diagnose and close the achievement gap globally. Founder of many publications, British Brands with global reach Marina believes that there is a genius ( Stardust) in each individual, regardless of past and present circumstances. "Not recognising your talent leaves society at loss. Sharing the good news makes a significant difference in your perception about yourself, your industry and your community."
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