Caroline Center “Springs Forward” on Gender Parity
The World Economic Forum predicts that it will take 117 more years for women around the world to achieve gender parity. That’s why on International Women’s Day (March 8), all of us at Caroline Center made our #PledgeForParity by reaffirming our mission – to prepare women for sustainable careers – to provide women with opportunities for professional and educational advancement – and, to empower women to reach the fullness of their potential.
During Caroline Center’s International Women’s Day program, arranged by Yvonne Moten, four Caroline Center trainees shared personal stories about some of the challenges of achieving gender parity in their countries of origin. Each woman attending the program was asked to think about and commit to one concrete step she could take to help achieve gender parity...