UN Women [to 9 May 2015]

UN Women [to 9 May 2015]
http://www.unwomen.org/

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Selected Press Releases
Press release: UN Women announces bold commitments to gender equality from 10 partners across the world
Date : May 5, 2015
UN Women’s HeForShe campaign today announced 10 bold commitments from its IMPACT Champions, demonstrating strong leadership to advance women’s rights and empowerment.
The HeForShe IMPACT 10X10X10 is an initiative that aims to engage an initial 10 governments, corporations and universities around the world in activities to achieve gender equality….
Corporate Champions:
:: Sébastien Bazin, Chair and CEO, Accor
:: Mustafa Koç, Chair, Koç Holding
:: Dennis Nally, Chair, PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd:
:: Rick Goings, Chair and CEO, Tupperware Brands
:: Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever
University Champions:
:: Peter Mathieson, President and Vice-Chancellor, the University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
:: Paul Boyle, President and Vice-Chancellor, Leicester University (UK)
:: Seiichi Matsuo, President, Nagoya University (Japan)
:: Feridun Hamdullahpur, President and Vice-Chancellor, the University of Waterloo (Canada)
:: Adam Habib, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)