Awardees – Global Summit of Women

The Global Summit of Women salutes the winners of the awards presented at the 2014 Summit

GLOBAL WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP AWARD

Viviane Reding

In 2010, Viviane Reding became the first Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship. In this role, she has launched a series of ground-breaking proposals in the field of civil, commercial, consumer and criminal law, creating the basis for a European area of justice. She has pushed for legislation to increase the number of women on boards and has created the basis for a fundamental rights culture across European institutions.

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Viviane Reding receives the Award from former President of Kyrgyzstan Roza Otunbayeva

FRENCH WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP AWARD

Nicole Notat

Nicole Notat was the first woman to lead a major trade union in France when she served as Secretary-General of the French Democratic Confederation of Labor (CFDT) from 1992-2002. She is also the Founder and Chairwoman of Vigeo SAS, the first European Corporate Social Responsibility rating agency.

A teacher by profession, she discovered trade unionism in the late 60s, joining the CFDT and moving into leadership positions regionally before leading the national organization with 600,000 members. She has a well-earned reputation as a strong advocate for workers’ rights and for being a committed leader to women’s equal rights in the workplace.