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About Kavita Ramdas

Kavita N Ramdas is president and CEO of the Global Fund for Women and has dedicated herself to empowering women worldwide. Kavita recently joined the Global Development Panel of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the advisory panel of the Asian University for Women and the Board of Trustees of Princeton University.

Articles by Kavita Ramdas

Holding up half the sky: not for ourselves alone

As the UN Commission on the Status of Women meets to review the implementation of the radical Beijing Platform for Action ’95, Kavita Ramdas reflects on the excitement felt by women then – and the sobering reality of the struggle today for women’s human rights.
Friday 8th May

Resist-Reclaim-Restore: Militarism No More

As one of those fortunate enough to attend the Nobel Women’s Initiative gathering, 'Redefining Democracy for Peace', I’m filled with hope for how women’s leadership can help pave the way for a more peaceful and sustainable future that is free from the prevailing ideology of militarism. For far too long, world leaders have accepted the logic of using military intervention or violence as the most effective way to resolve conflict. The past century and the first decade of the 21st century have been marked by bloody military conflicts. Read more...
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