GLOBAL WOMEN LEADERSHIP CAUCUS
The Global Women Leadership Caucus is a bold, forward-looking platform established to accelerate women’s leadership, mentorship, and collective influence across regions and sectors. It emerges as a natural evolution of two groundbreaking initiatives: the World Speech Day Women–East African Community Virtual Women’s Forum and the landmark publication Where Wisdom Meets Aspiration.
The Virtual Women’s Forum created a historic space where women leaders from diverse disciplines shared lived experiences, leadership lessons, and strategies for navigating emerging challenges. It became a dynamic hub of intergenerational inspiration where wisdom met aspiration, and where women’s voices shaped a shared vision for inclusive leadership.
This vision was captured and amplified through Where Wisdom Meets Aspiration, a compilation of 35 women’s leadership narratives. The book documents the stories, challenges, insights, and triumphs of women who are shaping their communities and industries. It provides a blueprint for mentorship, economic empowerment, digital inclusion, and cross-border collaboration.
Together, these two pillars laid the foundation for the Global Women Leadership Caucus; a movement designed to mobilise networks of women leaders, support policy influence, create access to opportunities, and strengthen visibility for women’s contributions across the continent and the world.
Our Vision
The Global Women Leadership Caucus envisions:
- A connected global network of trailblazing women who elevate one another through shared knowledge, collaboration, and advocacy.
- A platform for actionable mentorship, bridging generations and regions to strengthen future women leaders.
- A catalyst for economic empowerment, amplifying women's participation in trade, innovation, and leadership.
- A voice for women in global discourse, ensuring that women’s lived experiences guide decisions and shape transformative solutions.
- A movement that turns stories into systems, using the insights from the Forum and Where Wisdom Meets Aspiration to build sustainable structures for leadership development.
Rooted in storytelling, collaboration, and collective upliftment, the Global Women Leadership Caucus stands as a testament to what women can achieve when they gather intentionally, speak boldly, and build together. It is not just the next phase. It is a global call to action for women to rise, connect, and lead with purpose.
AASTMT EmpowerHER Platform and the Global Caucus
Under the Memorandum of Understanding signed on 2 December 2025, the AASTMT EmpowerHER Platform anchors the digital infrastructure of the Global Women Leadership Caucus. AASTMT contributes:
- Hosting and technology support
- Certified STEM micro-learning content
- Academic resources and expert facilitation
- Regional access for women and female students across the MENA region
- Leadership and research integration within AASTMT programmes
Together, the partners are building a shared global ecosystem dedicated to elevating women’s leadership and expanding opportunities across continents.
Global Sustainable Futures Network (GSFN)
As a supporting partner to the Global Women Leadership Caucus (GWLC), the Global Sustainable Futures Network (GSFN), UK, strengthens the initiative by mobilising its networks across 60+ countries, contributing sustainability and green-skills content, and supporting Caucus activities through global webinars and intergenerational dialogues. GSFN also leads monitoring and learning processes, amplifies visibility, and ensures meaningful participation from marginalised and underrepresented groups across the Global South.
1.1. The World Speech Day Women–East African Community Virtual Women’s Forum
Launched as an intergenerational platform for dialogue, mentorship, and policy influence, the WSD Women–EAC Virtual Women’s Forum unites voices from across the region and the world. Through its partnership with the East African Legislative Assembly Women’s Caucus, the Forum brings together:
- Women leaders and policymakers
- Youth advocates and emerging leaders
- Mentors, educators, and innovators
- Experts in sustainability, digital skills, STEM, entrepreneurship, and governance
This Forum serves as the cornerstone for expanding leadership opportunities and advancing gender equality across borders.
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1.2. Where Wisdom Meets Aspiration
Where Wisdom Meets Aspiration is a landmark publication capturing the leadership journeys of 35 remarkable women from across the globe. Curated through the work of WSD Women and the EALA Women's Caucus, the book shines a light on mentorship, legacy-building, intergenerational cooperation, and women’s leadership excellence.
The publication serves as both a blueprint and a catalyst for the Global Women Leadership Caucus, offering real-life lessons, best practices, and inspiration for the next generation of leaders.
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