LIU, Alm.del - 2017-18 - Bilag 46: Henvendelse af 3/7-17 fra Women Political Leaders Global Forum, WPL, om at de gerne vil have en dansk kvindelig parlamentariker med i deres WIP ambassadørnetværk

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THE SPIRIT OF WOMEN POLITICAL LEADERS: ADVANCING SOCIETY

Efstaleiti 5

103 Reykjavík

Iceland

Hon. Pia Kjaersgaard

President of the Danish Parliament

Folketinget

Christiansborg DK-1240

Copenhagen, Denmark

Brussels Office :

Boulevard Charlemagne 96

B-1000 Brussels

Tel : +32 27 33 13 44

[email protected]

www.womenpoliticalleaders.org

03 July 2017

Dear Honourable Pia Kjaersgaard,

The Women Political Leaders Global Forum (WPL)

has the pleasure of inviting you to appoint a female Member of

Parliament as a

WIP Ambassador. The Women in Parliaments (WIP)

is the global network of female Parliamentarians at

national level, including the European Parliament, of whom there are currently around 9000. WPL is an independent,

international and post-partisan foundation established with the purpose of advancing society by building a network between

women in politics.

WIP Ambassadors

are coordinated by the

WPL Executive Board,

and serve as the

main point of contact

for cooperation

and WIP initiatives and events, in their respective Parliament. They are provided the opportunity to represent their country

by attending

global conferences, to network with other female Parliamentarians, and to work with WIP’s numerous

partner organisations.

The current list of WIP Ambassadors can be found via

www.womeninparliaments.org/ambassadors.

The full profile of a WIP Ambassador, and a rolling programme of upcoming WIP activities can be found below.

For your information, the WPL Executive Board consists of

Ms Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir,

Chair of the WIP Executive Board,

Ms Linda Lanzillotta,

Vice-President of the Italian Senate,

Ms Lucero Saldaña,

Member of the Mexican Senate,

Ms Loren

Legarda,

Member of the Senate of the Philippines, and

Ms Silvana Koch-Mehrin,

Founder of WPL and former Vice-President

of the European Parliament.

If you have any further enquiries please do not hesitate to contact Angela Lowe, WPL, via

[email protected]

or Ms Arna

Bang, Iceland, via

[email protected].

It would be a pleasure to receive your response at your earliest convenience; this

would allow WIP to extend an invitation to your WIP Ambassador to attend the many upcoming WIP events and ensure

representation of your Parliament at our international fora.

Yours sincerely,

Silvana Koch-Mehrin

Founder, Women Political Leaders Global Forum

Former Vice President, European Parliament

Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir

Chair of the WPL Executive Board

Linda Lanzillotta

Member of the WPL Executive Board

Vice-President of the Italian Senate

Lucero Saldaña

Member of the WPL Executive Board

Member of the Senate of Mexico

Loren Legarda

Member of the WPL Executive Board

Member of the Senate of the Philippines

LIU, Alm.del - 2017-18 - Bilag 46: Henvendelse af 3/7-17 fra Women Political Leaders Global Forum, WPL, om at de gerne vil have en dansk kvindelig parlamentariker med i deres WIP ambassadørnetværk

Profile: WIP Ambassadors

The Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) is the global network of female Parliamentarians.

WIP is an

independent, international and post-partisan foundation established with the purpose of advancing society by

building a network between women in Parliaments.

Building this network requires communication and a constant exchange of ideas.

This is why WIP seeks to

establish strong and direct lines of communication with all female Parliamentarians, regardless of their political,

geographical or cultural background.

WIP therefore aims to rely on

WIP Ambassadors

in every Parliament. In this distinguished role the appointed

Parliamentarian, appointed by the Speaker of the Parliament, would act as the WIP representative in their

respective Parliament and be afforded many exclusive and high-level opportunities. WIP aims to appoint one

female Parliamentarian in each Parliament across the globe who will play an important role in advancing equality,

therefore this is a highly-privileged position.

WIP Ambassadors:

•

Are the first point of reference

for WIP to contact for co-operation, initiatives and events which may

involve the WIP Ambassador’s Parliament or country.

Act as non-partisan representatives

of WIP in their national Parliaments, caucuses or regions by

encouraging active female Parliamentarians from all parties to engage in WIP activities and projects,

thereby fostering cross-party support for the mission and objectives of WIP.

Contribute to the collection of data and dissemination of information

in their national Parliaments.

WIP Ambassadors benefit from:

•

Special and first-hand information

on future activities, including the possibility to provide input on WIP

initiatives.

Their name, title and photograph

on the WIP website, and social media channels.

Priority to attend high-level external conferences and summits

as representatives of WIP, thereby

increasing their nation’s

voice on the international stage.

The opportunity to broaden their political network

and form close ties with female Parliamentarians

from across the world, including attendance at the annual WIP Ambassador meeting, during the WIP

Global Summits.

Engagement with the network of WIP

by contributing to its different media outlets, events and

campaigns, including articles for

The Huffington Post.

LIU, Alm.del - 2017-18 - Bilag 46: Henvendelse af 3/7-17 fra Women Political Leaders Global Forum, WPL, om at de gerne vil have en dansk kvindelig parlamentariker med i deres WIP ambassadørnetværk

ROLLING PROGRAMME OF THE WOMEN IN PARLIAMENTS GLOBAL FORUM

JANUARY 2017

▪

: WIP Sessions in the Context of the World Economic Forum; Davos, Switzerland

-WIP

/ EY panel debate at the World Economic Forum: “How can responsible

leadership be

popular?”

-WIP/CWWL Women Political Leaders Breakfast

FEBRUARY 2017

▪

-10

: WIP at the OECD Parliamentary Meeting; Paris, France

▪

: WIP side event at the Munich Security Conference 2017, Luncheon Debate on Securing the

Homeland: Non-traditional threats, Non-traditional solutions; Munich, Germany

MARCH 2017

▪

- 10

March: International Women’s Day, WIP Leadership Campaign, European Parliament

The Leadership Campaign was also exhibited at the national parliament of Sri Lanka on International

Women’s Day.

: Leadership Journeys with Michaëlle Jean, (organized in partnership with OIF), at the Permanent

Representation of Romania to the EU, hosted by Ambassador Luminita Odobescu; Brussels, Belgium

- 24

: WIP sessions at the Commission on the Status of Women, United Nations Headquarters;

New York, USA

-The role of female Parliamentarians in implementing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Women’s Property Rights in Africa: Key to Economic Empowerment

- 21

: WIP meeting on Maternal Health and Refugee Women under the patronage of H.E.

President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca of Malta and in partnership with MSD for Mothers; La Valetta,

Malta

: WEL Maltese Presidency Reception at the Permanent Representation of Malta to the EU, hosted

by Ambassador Marlene Bonnici; Brussels, Belgium

▪

APRIL 2017

▪

- 6

: WIP G20 Roundtable, co-hosted by the W20:

“Digitalisation: Policies for a Digital Future”;

Düsseldorf, Germany

: WIP at the G20

“Multi-Stakeholder-Conference on Digital Economy”; Düsseldorf, Germany

- 25

: WPL at the Women20 (W20); Berlin, Germany

The purpose of the event was to

anchor Women’s Economic Empowerment in the G20

agenda. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, together with Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, and

high-level female politicians, speakers and participants discussed how to promote female

entrepreneurship on a larger scale around the world.

European Defence Roundtable; Verdala Palace, Malta

WPL and the Munich Security Conference (MSC), co-hosted a high-level meeting on Defence and

Security under the patronage of Her Excellency Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, President of Malta and

of the Council of the European Union.

▪

MAY 2017

▪

: WIP at the

workshop:

"Gender equality and the participation of women in public life"

An event part of Tunisia Week at the European Parliament; Brussels, Belgium

The participants of this debate shared their insights on the importance of empowering women to

take a step up on the political level and some of the barriers that women face on the road to a

career in politics.

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▪

WEL Leadership Journey with Julia Gillard

- 26

: WIP at the UNISDR Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction; Cancun, Mexico

JUNE 2017

▪

21st: ‘Maternal Health Meeting: Refugees and other Vulnerable Women‘, under the patronage of

H.E Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, in partnership with MSD for Mothers; European Parliament,

Brussels.

This meeting serves to build on the commitment that was demonstrated by policy makers in a

similar meeting in Malta, in March, focusing on the Outcome Declaration from that meeting and the

concrete next steps it proposed.

SEPTEMBER 2017

▪

–

: World Parliamentary Forum on Sustainable Development; Bali, Indonesia

- 25

: WIP at the UN General Assembly; New York, USA

OCTOBER 2017

▪

: ‘Girl2Leader’

A worldwide campaign launched by WPL. With the slogan

“Lead Like a Girl!”;

this initiative seeks to

get more girls involved in politics.

: WIP at the OECD Global Parliamentary Network Meeting; Paris, France

▪

NOVEMBER 2017

▪

- 11

WIP at the APEC Leaders’ Summit, Da Nang, Vietnam

–

: WPL Global Summit; Reykjavik, Iceland

This high-level event will be organised by Women in Parliaments (WIP) and Women Government

Leaders (WGL), which are communities of the Women Political Leaders Global Forum (WPL)