International Round Table "GENDER EQUALITY – MAKE IT YOUR BUSINESS" UNESCO HQ, Paris, 10 March 2008 The theme of this year’s International Round Table, “Gender Equality: Make it Your Business!” was based on the United Nations’ official theme for International Women’s Day 2008: “Investing in Women and Girls.”

 
The Conference brought together fundraisers, businesswomen and men, and high level philanthropists who draw on their wealth to support and undertake initiatives in favor of women’s empowerment and gender equality, and who bear a strong conviction for the advancement of this cause. The Conference highlighted, among other things, the important role of, and the actions taken by, these engaged personalities.

The panelists included :

• Sigrid Rausing, a publisher, anthropologist and founder of the Sigrid Rausing Trust, which provides grants in the field of women’s rights, among others. Ms Rausing has been awarded the Women’s Funding Network’s Changing the Face of Philanthropy award;



• Sandra Reichel, the Director of the Generali Ladies Linz, an annual Women’s Tennis Tournament held in Austria, who is actively involved in supporting the UNESCO – Sony Ericsson Women’s Tennis Association Tour Partnership for Gender Equality;



• Paola Gianturco, former businesswoman and public relations executive, who today works as a philanthropist and photojournalist, documenting women’s lives in countries around the world and donating all proceeds from her publications to women’s organizations;


You can now view the video of the Round Table.

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File/document	IWD 2008 Brochure.PDF
Source	UNESCO - BSP/GE
Author(s)	UNESCO - BSP/GE
Keywords	International Women's Day