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Our inspiration:
The 100 Women’s Forum is conceived as a platform to articulate and enable the vision
of women across Asia and the world to create a balanced, just & equitable world.
100 Women forum will have Singapore at the center of it’s entire endeavor to create
a global forum where women & men will come together and pool together their experiences
to create a think tank to influence and affect policy change.
The centerpiece of the forum will be a network of women across sectors like government,
business leaders, political leaders, activists, academicians and women from media,
art & culture. The forum will provide an opportunity for women and men from different
sectors to come together, interact and arrive at consensus on issues that pose a
challenge to creating a balanced, just and equitable society.
This forum will base itself out of Singapore and focus first in Asia Pacific region.
As the economic balance shifts in the world, thought leadership and initiative must
come from Asia as Asia is also the region with the greatest population and therefore
the greatest need for a balanced growth. It will work to network and collaborate
with leading international bodies, prime universities, women groups and businesses
to strengthen dialogue on challenges faced in achieving gender empowerment & equality
to achieve a just and equitable society. We feel to reach such a point collectively
we need to affect policy change that can lead to:
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• Economic opportunity & participation
• Educational attainment
• Political empowerment
• Improved health
• Sustainable environment
Our dream:
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To be the leading independent women’s forum from Asia committed to creating and
building a network and a forum that affects policy change and inspires and empowers
women.
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To create a powerful network of informed group from all walks of life who can work
with the forum to create greater awareness, to lobby with government, policy makers,
business leaders and media to meet the objectives of the forum.
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To be a forum that informs and creates awareness about leading issues & challenges,
encourages interaction, uses the experience and wisdom of the individuals in the
network and inspires change at an individual and collective level to take action
to solve the challenges.
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Our motivations:
• Connect across borders
• Inspire global action
• Create an open dialogue
• Amplify voices collectively and have a strong voice
• Be Innovative
• Build a diverse community
• Inspire social change
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Our pillars:
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Network - network of women across diverse disciplines who get invited to be part
of the forum. Eventually we see country chapters initiated.
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Forum – a physical forum that is conceived as a public event encouraging participation
from within and without the network created. This could be a large forum held every
2 years, with an agenda that allows each participant to engage, inform, interact
and inspire change.
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Website – that is informative, collaborative and interactive.
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Knowledge bank – a resource library, best practices, innovative solutions
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Other forms of expression:
1. Research initiatives – women ask
2. Social enterprise – women entrepreneurship
3. Outreach program – radio, pod casts – women speak
4. Workshops & public programs – women share
5. Speaker Series – women voices
6. Online exhibitions – art and photography – women express
7. Literature festival – women write
8. Documentaries – women envision
Diverse Network:
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Serial No.
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Categories
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No. of people
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1.
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Academics / Research
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3 + 3
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6
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2.
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Artists (Visual, Performing & Artisans)
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2 + 2 + 2
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6
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Bureaucrats / Administrators
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2 + 2 + 2
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6
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Civil Societies
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10
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10
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Defense - Police, Army and related organisations
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6
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6
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Film, New & Documentary
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2 + 2 + 2
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6
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Industry & Cottage Industry
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6
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6
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Legal - Judges/ Law firms / Lawyers' Collective
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6
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6
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Media - Print/Electronic
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3 + 3
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6
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Medical
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6
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6
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Citizens residing in Foreign countries
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6
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6
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Governance
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2 + 2 + 2
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6
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Professional / Corporate (Banking, CA, corporate heads)
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2 + 2 + 2
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6
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Scientists
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6
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6
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Sports
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4
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4
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Writers & Thinkers
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4
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4
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Women Innovators
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4
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4
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Total
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100
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100
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Membership Criteria:
• Tenure of nomination – Three Years
• Age at entry: Below 62 Years
• Membership by Invitation
• Track record of achievements
• Commitment of time and resources for Women issues
• Willingness for e-connectivity and video conference calls
• Commitment to attend two annual General Meetings during the tenure of three years
• Willingness to contribute to time and resources to the 100 Women Forum
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