Davos 2012 - Women as the Way Forward

http://www.weforum.org/

29.01.2012

Imagine if half the world's population were to reach its full potential. How would this advance progress on economic, societal and political issues?

Dimensions to be addressed:
- The girl effect and the graduate effect
- Interventions to close gender gaps
- New models of leadership

• Michelle Bachelet, Undersecretary-General, United Nations Women (UN Women), New York
• Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer, Facebook, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012; Young Global Leader
• Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, Chair, The Elders, South Africa
• Talal Al Zain, Chief Executive Officer, Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company, Bahrain; Global Agenda Council on Private Capital

Opening Remarks by
• Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand

Moderated by
• Nicholas D. Kristof, Columnist, The New York Times, USA

• Category

  News & Politics

[benicebethere]

ผู้หญิงที่ชื่อยิ่งลักษณ์ จากตระกูลชินวัตร ตระกูลที่มีพี่ชายเป็นทรราช นั่นคือผู้นำของประเทศไหนกัน ประชาชนประเภทไหนกันที่เลือกผู้­หญิงประเภทนี้มาเป็นผู้นำตน ผู้หญิงบุคลิกปัญญาอ่อน ไม่มีความน่าเชื่อถือ ไม่มีลักษณะของผู้นำ ไม่แตกฉานในด้านใดเลย และยังหน้าด้าน ไม่รู้จักผิดชอบชั่วดี สามารถทำทุกอย่างเพื่อผลประโยชน­์ส่วนตนและทรราชพี่ชายตนเท่านั้­น โดยไม่คำนึงถึงประชาชนและประเทศ­ชาติโดยรวม ผู้หญิงที่ใช้ศพประชาชนเป็นบันไ­ดเพื่อไต่ขึ้นมายืนบนยอดเพื่อผล­ประโยชน์ตน..ช่างน่าสงสารประเทศ­ที่มีนางคนนี้เป็นผู้นำยิ่งนัก.­.

[LekPennapat]

I believe most of the dislikes are from Thai people disliking their own Prime Minister on the stage.

[DanderGroup]

I love women and they should have the equal rights to do what they want anywhere in the world. But to try and make genders absolutely equal by any means is just retarded. Woman are the mothers of our children and they should care more for the children and our home. Men are stronger so they work more and provide. It's just the natural order of the species. It's like male mantis trying to protest of being eaten by the female after sex. They can - but it's the nature.

[mandalayla]

They dislike the Thai PM, Yingluck.

[Emily E]

why have so many people disliked this video? this is amazing!

[francisco Castillo]

what is this, I can't think of a worst event to talk about non-sense. A bunch of stupid women saying nothing with a bunch of opportunistic business men giving them the spotlight for perhaps, some kind of big political payout or campaign... Who is buying any of this???

[MrsShathi]

Equality is key to achieving peace. If you want peace this is the only attitude to assume. Equality doesn't inhibit sameness, it leaves room for individual differences.

I believe in equality and acted accordingly throughout my life and taught my son to do the same.

[jatkoroikka93]

Equality can never be overrated. If we had not fought for it, women would still be considered inherently incapable of political decision-making and denied the right to vote. If we do not fight for it, women are forever going to be paid less for the same work and thus be marked less important and capable as men. The problem with "different but equal" is that areas commonly assigned to women are not as highly valued by our society (think feminine emotion versus masculine reason etc).

[Taang Sianpu]

This is an amazing talk, debate and empowerment program for everyone working in humanitarian fields but also to every individual for further development of our society as a whole. There are tons of notable remarks by the panels as well as from the participants. I particularly agree with Sheryl (FB) that the concept of gender equality should begin from the Top. However, I would further stressed that it should have a strong emphasis to begin from/ at Home where most of these boys and girls begin

[Markle6]

A woman's role on this Earth is to correct man, i'm a Man and we need serious help.