BANGALORE: The Women’s Information Network (The WIN) as a part of their initiative to support women worldwide and empower them in different ways is organising the Global Women's Summit in 12 countries — Australia, Canada, China, Kenya, India, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Sri Lanka, UK and the USA. The Bangalore edition held on July 2, saw the participation of more than 100 women. The women who participated in the summit came with ideas that are aimed at empowering women, and these ideas were shared with local and world leaders to implement positive changes. The issues revolved around education, hunger, poverty and peace. “The WIN, is a huge network of women present in 152 countries across the globe. It is a massive effort to network across so many countries and help women from all walks of life. We are hence going to 12 different countries and conducting the Global Women's Summit — to bring out the best from everyone who participates. Our team of 362 experts share their expertise on topics ranging from finance, leadership, beauty, fitness, literature, lifestyle and so on. It has been an exhilarating experience and the response has been overwhelming,” says Dr Paula Fellingham, founder and CEO of Global Women’s Summit, a division of The Women’s Information Network (The WIN). Travelling to 12 different countries, Paula feels that women are the same and the difference comes only in terms of culture. “All women are nurturers — even a small girl wants a doll she takes care of. Only a woman can connect with another woman. We all want a better life and these are some of the similarities. The only difference I see when I compare women in India and abroad is because of the culture. Since India is such a diverse country in many sections of the society women are not decision makers. This will only change when women feel the need to and start asking for their rights and stand up for themselves. They do not want to take the risk and are scared to do so. You never get things until you ask for it,” adds Paula. At Global Women’s Summit, Bangalore, some of the topics discussed revolved around living in dignity and contributing to the well-being of women and families worldwide, women and the roles they play and the need to strengthen them for increased peace and development and ways to be a powerful force for good and highly successful global entrepreneur. Along with Wanitha Ashok the event director, the speakers for the event included Asha Ramesh — activist and researcher on gender-related issues, Nalini Nanjundayya, — Image Consultant, Dr Mythri Shankar, Vasanthi Hariprakash — television and radio personality, Uma Sudhindra — Organisation Development Consultant, Chaya Srivatsava — Women’s Development Consultant and Founder Trustee-Guild of Women Achievers (GOWA), and Professor Dr Ushy Mohan Das.
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