Women’s INpowerment: The First-ever Global Survey to Hear Voice, Value and Vision of Today’s Young Women Jin In, 4Girls GLocal Leadership (4GGL) Voices 2015 - www.globaltechwomen.com Wed March 11 11:00 PST Wed March 11 14:00 EST Wed March 11 18:00 UTC Wed March 11 23:30 IST Thu March 12 5:00 Sydney Session Length: 1 Hour Today, it is almost indisputable that EMPOWERMENT of girls and women is required for sustainable development. Whether poverty, violence and terrorism, or population explosion, as stated by Kofi Annan, 7th Secretary General of the United Nations, “There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.” And yet, what do we really know about empowerment of women, particularly at the global level? One global monitor is the Millennium Development Goals. Specifically, Goal 3 is to promote gender equality and empower women. However, when examined in details, its one target is to eliminate gender disparity in education, and its four indicators are: 1. Ratio of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education; 2. Ratio of literate women to men, 15-24 years old; 3. Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector; and 4. Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament Another is the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report. Here it specifically states that it ranks countries according to gender equality, NOT women’s empowerment. Therefore, what may be THE GAP in gender gap is empowerment. And to begin our understanding and knowledge, 4GIRLS GLOCAL LEADERSHIP (4GGL) created and launched the first-ever global survey to hear voices, values, and vision of today’s young women around the world. Our goal for this Conference is to share our initial findings, as well as begin a critical conversation about empowerment – the most powerful tool for change. What to read more about Jin In? Check out her website. You can also read her story, a fascinating read!

1. Women’s INpowerment
The MOST powerful tool
for change
Jin In
Founder, 4Girls GLocal Leadership (4GGL)

2. There is no tool for
development
more effective than the
empowerment of women.
Kofi Annan
7th UN Secretary General

3. What is
empowerment?
What do we know about
women’s empowerment?

4. MDG #3: Promote gender equality
and empower women
4 Indicators:
1.Ratios of girls to boys in education
2.Ratio of literate 15-24 y/o women to
men
3.Share of women’s wage in
nonagricultural sector
4.Proportion of national parliament seats
held by women

5. WEF Global Gender Gap Report
•education
•health
•economic participation
•political empowerment
Note: Ranks (136) countries in proximity
to gender equality, NOT women’s
empowerment.

6. Gendercide
The Worldwide War on Girls
The Economist, Mar 4, 2010

7. More girls have been killed,
aborted and neglected to die
than the total number of people
killed in all of the genocides
of the 20th Century.

8. Top 3 Genocides
Japanese War Crimes 10M
Soviet Famine  8M
Holocaust  6M
Girls killed  100M

9. Population Explosion
of young people
>60% of Middle East
>2/3 of South Asia
>70% of Africa

11. Insanity is…
doing the same thing over
and over again and
expecting different results.
Albert Einstein

12. What is
empowerment?
Can
women’s empowerment
change the world?

14. 4Girls GLocal Leadership
(4GGL) is…
Bold action to ignite and develop
the next generation of
empowered female leaders who
will transform our world.

19. 4GGL is…
A social change movement to
transform fundamental mindsets
about girls – from valueless “trash”
to valuable human beings…
a powerful solution to every single
global challenge.

20. Empower
In Power
=
INpower
power within

21. The first-ever Global Survey,
online,
to assess today’s young women’s
empowerment

22. What does it mean to you
to have a voice?

23. What unleashed your voice

24. What is the most important issue to you and
young women in your society?
USA
• Self esteem, body image
• Balance (career)
• Violence
Middle East: Violence, harassment
China: Need to get married
India & Pakistan: Violence
Nepal: domestic slavery

25. What is
empowerment?
Are you empowered?

26. Thank You
4Girls GLocal Leadership
4GGL.org
Info@4GGL.org