{"id":51465,"date":"2022-12-06T13:30:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T18:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/?page_id=51465"},"modified":"2023-08-14T10:22:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T14:22:06","slug":"2015-global-summit-of-women-updated-again","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/2015-global-summit-of-women-updated-again\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Global Summit of Women Updated Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-51465\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-51465-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-51465-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-51465-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: -20px; margin-bottom: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-50284 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Summit-Logo-resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Summit-Logo-resized.jpg 200w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Summit-Logo-resized-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Summit-Logo-resized-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/>2015 GLOBAL SUMMIT OF WOMEN<\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50284 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Summit-Logo-resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Summit-Logo-resized.jpg 200w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Summit-Logo-resized-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Summit-Logo-resized-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">May 14 - 16, 2015\u00a0\u2022 Sao Paulo, Brazil<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 200%;\"><em>'Creative Women, Creative Economies'<\/em><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; padding-top: 10px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #0099cc;\">GSW Celebrates 25th Anniversary<br \/>\nwith 1,000 Women in Sao Paulo, Brazil<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CP6htgnUW2s\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><center>Click to watch CCTV America's Spotlight of the 2015 Global Summit of Women, \"<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Summit in Brazil discusses the role women play in the economic environment.\" <em><span style=\"color: #0099cc;\">Cumbre Global de Mujeres (video en Espanol)<\/span><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-top: 10px; border-top: 1px solid;\"><em><span style=\"color: #0099cc;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 399px;\" width=\"1516\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3767\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/video-EFE-screenshot.png\" alt=\"video Cumbre Global de Mujeres\" width=\"640\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/video-EFE-screenshot.png 841w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/video-EFE-screenshot-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3452\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Crowd-Panoramic-GSW-2015-1024x385.jpg\" alt=\"Crowd Panoramic GSW 2015\" width=\"725\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Crowd-Panoramic-GSW-2015-1024x385.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Crowd-Panoramic-GSW-2015-300x112.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0Summit President, Irene Natividad at the 2015 Global Summit of Women<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0Summit Participants during the Opening Ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3647 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/63-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Mexican participants celebrating the Summit's 25th Birthday. \" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/63-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/63-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3629 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/GSW-2015-50.jpg\" alt=\"Women CEO Forum: Rachel Maia, General Manager, Pandora Brasil, Rosa Maria Garcia, CEO, Siemens Spain, moderator Irene Natividad, Summit President, Gabriela Hernandez, General Counsel, GE Latin America &amp; former CEO, GE Mexico, and Fatima Raimondi, General Manager, Acision (Brazil).\" width=\"633\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/GSW-2015-50.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/GSW-2015-50-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/GSW-2015-50-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0Members of the Mexican delegation celebrate the Summit's 25th Anniversary Birthday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0Panelists at the Women CEO Forum: CEO of Pandora Brazil Rachel Maia, President of Technip North America Deanna Goodwin, CEO Siemens Spain Rosa Garcia, General Counsel for GE Latin America Gabriela Hernandez, and General Manager for Acision Fatima Raimondi<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3418\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MG_0559-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Global Summit of Women 2015\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MG_0559-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MG_0559-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3414\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MG_1482-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcka receives Global Women's Leadership Award\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MG_1482-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MG_1482-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0Male CEOs discuss the Business Case for Gender Equity: from left - Managing Editor for Bloomberg News Latin America Adriana Arai (moderator); CEO of Sodexo Brazil Juan Pablo Urruticoechea, President of GM South America Jaime Ardila, President of Fersol Michael Haradom, Senior Vice President and President of Avon Brazil and South Market Group David Legher, and President of McDonalds Latin America Edgardo Navarro. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RLrDwVoLnYc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to watch highlights from the Male CEO Forum.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka receives Global Women's Leadership Award from Summit President Irene Natividad. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NrIcjiu0xSc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to watch her acceptance speech<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3649 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/69-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Global Women's Leadership Award Gala Dinner.\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/69-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/69-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3415\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/opening-ceremony-148-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Vietnam VP Receives Government Leadership Award\" width=\"670\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/opening-ceremony-148-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/opening-ceremony-148-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 339px;\" width=\"1517\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0South African delegation celebrates Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka's award with song and dance at the Global Women's Leadership Awards Gala Dinner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 100%;\"><strong>Vice President of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Doan receives Government Leadership Award from Natividad<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 100%;\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3423\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/press-conference-189-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Global Summit of Women 2015\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/press-conference-189-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/press-conference-189-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3425\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MG_9763-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Joaquim Levy and Denise Pavarini\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MG_9763-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MG_9763-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>30 women government ministers share best practices in public-private sector partnerships advancing women's economic opportunities at the Summit's Ministerial Roundtable. <a title=\"2015 Ministerial Roundtable\" href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/?page_id=3697\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to read more about the Ministerial Roundtable.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 100%;\"><strong>Brazil's Minister of Finance Joaquim Levy and President of the Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Markets Denise Pavarina present on \"Doing Business with Brazil.\"<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 100%;\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Top-20-Scholarship-Students.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3567\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Top-20-Scholarship-Students.jpg\" alt=\"Top 20 Scholarship Students\" width=\"647\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Top-20-Scholarship-Students.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Top-20-Scholarship-Students-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Top-20-Scholarship-Students-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/choir-opening-ceremony.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3438\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/choir-opening-ceremony-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"choir opening ceremony\" width=\"588\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/choir-opening-ceremony-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/choir-opening-ceremony-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/choir-opening-ceremony.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0Some of the scholarship students attending the 2015 Summit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 100%;\"><strong>A Children's Choir from Sao Paulo performs at the Summit's Opening Ceremony.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/photo-water-panel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3439\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/photo-water-panel.jpg\" alt=\"photo water panel\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/photo-water-panel.jpg 640w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/photo-water-panel-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/poland-photo-at-closing-in-brazil.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3457\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/poland-photo-at-closing-in-brazil.jpg\" alt=\"poland photo at closing in brazil\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/poland-photo-at-closing-in-brazil.jpg 640w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/poland-photo-at-closing-in-brazil-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 65px;\" width=\"1516\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0Katrine Sharp, Vice President for Group Gender Diversity for Technip (Left) moderates the panel on \"Water: The \"Oil\" of the 21st Century\" with Pepsico Mexico General Manager Paula Santilli, Director of Itaipu Binacional Nelton Friederich, Vice President for Greif Latin America Eduardo Simoniello, and young inventor Raissa Muller<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0Polish delegates invite Summit participants to Poland for 2016 Global Summit of Women.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 300%; margin-top: -9px;\">What The Media is Saying<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/GSW-2015-Media-Washington-Post-Bloomberg.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3443 \" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/GSW-2015-Media-Washington-Post-Bloomberg.png\" alt=\"GSW 2015 Media Washington Post Bloomberg\" width=\"820\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/GSW-2015-Media-Washington-Post-Bloomberg.png 936w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/GSW-2015-Media-Washington-Post-Bloomberg-300x281.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-56812\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/latin-american-herald-tribune.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"76\" \/>From <em>Latin America Herald Tribune<\/em><br \/>\n<b>Women Largely Absent from Boards of Top Latin America Companies<\/b><br \/>\nMay 15, 2015<\/p>\n<p><strong>SAO PAULO<\/strong>\u00a0--\u00a0Women occupy only 6.4 percent of directorships at the 100 largest companies in Latin America, according to a study released on Friday at the Global Summit of Women, attended by 1,000 participants from more than 60 countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph2\">The report, compiled by Corporate Women Directors International, or CWDI, shows that the female presence on Latin American corporate boards has increased only slightly since 2005, when the proportion was 5.1 percent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph3\">\u201cLatin American companies are falling behind regarding the promotion of women to leadership positions,\u201d Natividad said.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-56813\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/o-globo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"86\" \/>From <i>O Globo<\/i><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Am\u00e9rica Latina est\u00e1 na lanterna mundial das mulheres em cargos importantes<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nMay 15, 2015<\/p>\n<p><strong>SAO PAULO<\/strong>\u00a0--\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">As mulheres representam apenas 6,4% da diretoria das 100 maiores empresas da Am\u00e9rica Latina, segundo levantamento da Corporate Women Directors International (CWDI), divulgado pelo f\u00f3rum Global Summit of Women nesta sexta-feira em S\u00e3o Paulo. Quase a metade (47) dessas empresas n\u00e3o tem uma \u00fanica mulher em seu conselho de administra\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Os n\u00fameros colocam a Am\u00e9rica Latina atr\u00e1s da Am\u00e9rica do Norte (19,2%), Europa (20%) e \u00c1sia \u2013 Pac\u00edfico (9,4%). A \u00c1frica foi desconsiderada na pesquisa. Entre os pa\u00edses latino-americanos representados por mpresas no estudo, a Col\u00f4mbia est\u00e1 na lideran\u00e7a, com 13,4% dos assentos no conselho das suas maiores empresas ocupados por mulheres, mais que o dobro da m\u00e9dia da regi\u00e3o<\/span><strong style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>.<\/em><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0No Brasil, cujas empresas comp\u00f5em quase metade das maiores empresas na lista, a m\u00e9dia \u00e9 de 6,3%. Empresas do M\u00e9xico t\u00eam apenas 5,1% da representa\u00e7\u00e3o no conselho feminino, enquanto a percentagem do Chile, de 3,2%, \u00e9 a mais baixa na regi\u00e3o. Entre as empresas que contam com diretores do sexo feminino, 43% t\u00eam apenas uma s\u00f3 mulher.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-56814\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jornal-dia-dia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jornal-dia-dia.jpg 358w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jornal-dia-dia-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jornal-dia-dia-320x74.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/>From\u00a0<em>Jornal Dia Dia<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Global Summit of Women estimula jovens universit\u00e1rias brasileiras<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nMay 2015<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Jornal-Dia-Dia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3563 \" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Jornal-Dia-Dia.jpg\" alt=\"Jornal Dia Dia\" width=\"527\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Jornal-Dia-Dia.jpg 778w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Jornal-Dia-Dia-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><em>Presidente da Schneider Eletric Am\u00e9rica Latina convida estudante para trabalhar em sua empresa<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Na manh\u00e3 de hoje, 16, durante a sess\u00e3o \u201cComo criar uma economia rica e sustent\u00e1vel\u201d, Tania Consentino, Presidente da Schneider Eletric Am\u00e9rica Latina, convidou uma das Top 20 Students do Global Summit of Women para trabalhar em sua empresa.<\/p>\n<p>D\u00e9bora dos Santos Carvalho, que est\u00e1 cursando o \u00faltimo ano de Engenharia Ambiental na USP \u2013 Universidade de S\u00e3o Paulo, questionou a palestrante como o Brasil poderia perder menos talentos. A resposta da presidente foi contundente: \u201cVenha trabalhar conosco\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Para estimular o crescimento de mulheres de neg\u00f3cios da pr\u00f3xima gera\u00e7\u00e3o, 150 universit\u00e1rios de S\u00e3o Paulo participaram ontem, 15, do Youth Forum, painel formado por jovens mulheres que contaram sucessos e desafios, bem como o papel da economia criativa para a ascens\u00e3o feminina no mundo dos neg\u00f3cios. Entre in\u00fameras inscri\u00e7\u00f5es, 20 alunas foram selecionadas e participaram gratuitamente do evento.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pela primeira vez no Brasil em seus 25 anos de hist\u00f3ria, o evento, que acontece entre 14 e 16, no Grand Hyatt, em S\u00e3o Paulo, recebe 1200 mulheres de 63 pa\u00edses. \u00a0Entre os participantes, Nguyen Thi Doan, Vice-Presidente do Vietn\u00e3, Joaquim Levy, Ministro da Fazenda, Eleonora Minicucci, Ministra da Secretaria de Pol\u00edticas para as Mulheres, a empres\u00e1ria Luiza Trajano, al\u00e9m de 30 ministras de diversos pa\u00edses, 45 CEOs e centenas de l\u00edderes empresariais dos quatro continentes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-56815\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/aib.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"77\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/aib.png 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/aib-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/aib-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 77px) 100vw, 77px\" \/>From\u00a0<em>AIB News<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Women from 63 Countries Paraded their Exotic Costumes at the Global Summit of Women in S\u00e3o Paulo<\/strong><br \/>\nMay 16, 2015<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/AIB-News.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3565\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/AIB-News.jpg\" alt=\"AIB News\" width=\"485\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/AIB-News.jpg 923w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/AIB-News-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><em>African fabrics, Indian scarves and dresses from Korea and China gave color and elegance to the discussions on the Forum.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 25th edition of the Global Women Forum in S\u00e3o Paulo, at the Grand Hyatt, was beyond discussions on the participation of women in the labor market and encouraging female entrepreneurship. A parade of costumes invaded the Congress, attended by 1200 women from 63 countries.<br \/>\nDuring the lively gala dinner, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngucka, UN Under-Secretary and UN Executive Director Women received from Irene Natividad, president of the Global Summit of Women, the Global Award Women's Leadership Award for her long defense of and trajectory for women\u2019s empowerment globally and in South Africa, where she was Vice-President and Minister.<\/p>\n<p>With the theme \"Creative Women, Creative Economies\", the 2015 Summit presents the fundamental role of women in the global market and innovation they bring to the twenty-first century economy. During the three days, the event had the participation of authorities, such as the Finance Minister, Joaquim Levy, and the Minister of the Department of Social Policies for Women, Eleonora Minicuchi, and 45 CEOS, such as Andrea Alvarez, Pepsico , Luiza Trajano, the Magazine Luiza, among other executives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 200%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/summit-logos.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3043\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/summit-logos.png\" alt=\"summit logos\" width=\"582\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/summit-logos.png 582w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/summit-logos-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/summit-logos-520x122.png 520w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/summit-logos-320x75.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-51465-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-51465-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_nav_menu panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px\" ><div class=\"menu-2015sidemenu-container\"><ul id=\"menu-2015sidemenu\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-56927\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-56927\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/2015-global-summit-of-women-updated-again\/\"><center><strong>2015 Summit Homepage<\/strong><\/center><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-57024\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-57024\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2015-Program-Agenda.pdf\"><center><strong>Program Agenda<\/strong><\/center><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3541\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3541\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/what-participants-are-saying-2015-global-summit-of-women-in-sao-paulo-brazil\/\"><center><strong>What Participants are Saying<\/strong><\/center><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3725\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3725\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/2015-ministerial-roundtable\/\"><center><strong>2015 Ministerial Roundtable<\/strong><\/center><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2549\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2549\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/gsw-poland-2016\/international-planning-committee\/\"><center><strong>Intl. 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