Our History, Our Power
Women’s leadership is powerful. Throughout history, it’s fueled and reshaped our social and political landscape to bend toward equality and justice for all. Building on this history and their unparalleled contributions, the Aspen Forum on Women and Girls was founded to amplify and accelerate the bold visions of women and girls across the globe towards …
Centering Black Women in Our Economic Recovery
by Roselande “Roe” Louis, Senior Program Associate, Leadership and Aspen Forum on Women and Girls Long before the pandemic, racial and gender injustice created barriers that prevented women of color from accessing quality jobs and equitable healthcare. Today, these challenges have only been exacerbated. We see this in the disproportionate unemployment and maternal mortality rates, …
Moving to Action on Gender Equity & Equality
The Aspen Institute Forum on Women and Girls recently co-hosted a powerful and important conversation about the National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality as part of the AscendTogether live webcast series. The series amplifies the vision and strategies of leaders who are building pathways for family well-being. We want to thank our phenomenal panel of women leaders who shared equitable …
Global Leadership & Solidarity
After many years of service at the Aspen Institute and the Aspen Forum on Women and Girls, we announce the bittersweet news that Peggy Clark, a founding co-chair of AIFWG, will be leaving the Aspen Institute for an important new role. Peggy has dedicated her life and career to gender justice, poverty alleviation, global health, …
Peggy Clark: Reflections on Defining Moments of Leadership
After many years of service at the Aspen Institute and the Aspen Institute Forum on Women and Girls (AIFWG), it is bittersweet and with deep gratitude to announce the departure of the founding co-chair of AIFWG and global women’s rights champion, Peggy Clark. As the incoming CEO and President of the International Center for Research on …
Undeniable & Unmatched:The Power of Women’s Leadership
August 26th will mark 101 years of women’s suffrage in the United States and is now celebrated as Women’s Equality Day. While the Aspen Institute Forum on Women and Girls recognizes the critical role activists like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton played in the suffrage movement; we would also like to highlight the roles …
Undeniable and Unmatched: The Power of Women’s Leadership Webcast
The Aspen Forum on Women and Girls is honored to partner with Ascend at the Aspen Institute to host the live webcast, #AscendTogether. Anne Mosle was be joined by Gayle Goldin from the Rhode Island State Senate, Nikki Pitre from the Center for Native American Youth, and Lola Adedokun from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. In recognition of …
Celebrating Juneteenth & PRIDE
At the Aspen Institute Forum on Women and Girls, we are commemorating Juneteenth and Pride Month by centering joy. Juneteenth is celebrated in honor of Black freedom and remembrance of the emancipation of slaves in the U.S. Building on the legacy of the Stonewall uprising and first Pride parade, led by trans women of color, Pride Month honors LGBTQ+ …
Honoring Mothers & Caregivers
We commemorate Mother’s Day this year with deep admiration for the contributions of mothers and caregivers around the world and a call to invest in the care economy, which is made up disproportionately of women. According to the Time’s Up Foundation, investing in the care economy will create potentially 2 million jobs in the United States. We are thrilled to …