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Remarks by Mahnaz Afkhami on behalf of the women and girls in Iran for the 2023 Atlantic Council Distinguished Leaders Award
On May 11, 2023, the Atlantic Council honored the courage of Iranian women and girls at the 2023 Distinguished Leadership Awards. A delegation of Iranian activists and scholars accepted the award on behalf of the women and girls in Iran. Actress and activist Nazanin Nour read the acceptance remarks written by WLP Founder and President, and Former Minister for Women’s Affairs in Iran, Mahnaz Afkhami at the awards celebration.
WLP is celebrating partnership on International Women's Day
March 8, International Women’s Day, honors the achievements of women across the globe as they lead movements for equality and justice. Over the decades, women have made important strides in expanding rights and freedom, but we know that the campaign for gender equality is far from over.
Today we are celebrating the collective power of women working in partnership. WLP partners have advanced legal and social reforms in their own countries and around the world. Here are some recent examples of initiatives led by the extraordinary women of WLP.