wnc – Women's Network for Change

February 1, 2026

WNC Extends Deepest Condolences on the Passing of Prof. Rita Süssmuth

Trailblazing German Politician and Champion of Equality Germany is mourning the loss of Rita Süssmuth, one of the most influential and respected political figures in the history of the Federal Republic. The longtime CDU politician and former President of the German Bundestag has died at the age of 88, as confirmed by current Bundestag President Julia Klöckner. She described Süssmuth as “one of the most significant politicians of the Federal Republic of Germany,” whose impact will be felt for generations […]

March 11, 2025

Letter to support Maryam Akbari Monfared

Campaign to Support Maryam Akbari Monfared – Write a Letter Today!

Let’s all support Maryam AKBARI MONFARED, a courageous opponent of the regime in Iran. Imprisoned in the dungeons of the mullahs and separated from her 3 children for more than 15 YEARS, for demanding accountability from the Iranian regime for the deaths of her brothers and sisters, who were murdered like 30,000 young people, women, and men by their torturers in the summer of 1988. She was supposed to be released on October 12, 2024. And yet, she remains imprisoned, […]

March 14, 2018

What it Means to be a Rural Woman

The rural sectors of the world are some of the most hidden places; but the women who live there are even more invisible. Rural women lack opportunities and rights, rendering them silent, especially those within rural areas of large cities. Forty-three per cent of the agricultural workforce across the world is made up of women, yet they lack the same access to tools, credit, agricultural materials, and chains of high-value crops that men have, according to the United Nations […]

November 4, 2017

Global Gender Gap 2017

The Global Gender Gap Index ranks 144 countries on the gap between women and men on health, education, economic and political indicators. It aims to understand whether countries are distributing their resources and opportunities equitably between women and men, irrespective of their overall income levels. The report measures the size of the gender inequality gap in four areas: Economic participation and opportunity – salaries, participation and leadership Education – access to basic and higher levels of education Political empowerment – […]