Making Way for the Feminine Global Summit - Jaipur, India - March 6-10, 2008

[Guest guest]

Making Way for the Feminine - a Global Summit

Jaipur, India - March 6-10, 2008

http://www.gpiw.org/jaipur.html

 

Presented by Global Peace Initiative of Women

http://www.gpiw.org

 

 

There has been increased focus over the past few years on strengthening

opportunities for women around the world, but little serious reflection

on the ways in which women’s leadership can create significant change at

various levels of society. If women were elevated to leadership

positions in equal numbers with men, would we see a more caring society

with less violence, with more attention to the needs of children and

youth, and with greater sensitivity to the environment? What can women

as lifegivers bring to the table at this moment in history that can help

steer our global community in a different direction?

 

The Global Peace Initiative of Women (GPIW) is organizing a global

reflection on these issues – based on the claim that it is not enough

merely to seek more representation for women, but rather we must work

toward a new vision of leadership based on “feminine principles.”

Although there may be no cross-cultural consensus on what are the

“feminine principles,” or on what is innate and what is conditioned,

there is a widespread understanding that women do offer different

perspectives and ways of operating. There is also growing understanding

that as women climb the ladder of success, they often must adapt

themselves to existing modes of leadership, suppressing their “feminine”

side. Is it perhaps not time to liberate the feminine qualities so that

we can truly guide the world in a different direction?

 

This global summit, Making Way for the Feminine: for the benefit of the

world community, will explore how the leadership of women can make a

difference in the religious, political and economic arenas and aid in

social transformation. It will take place in Jaipur, India on March

6-10, 2008. India has a special role to play in initiating this global

reflection because of its long history and continuing tradition of

honoring the feminine aspects of the Divine, although existing social

conditions have not always reflected this tradition. Making Way for the

Feminine will gather several hundred women, men and young people from

around the world in leadership positions in their communities. They will

be religious and spiritual leaders, government leaders, policy makers,

development professionals, experts, academics and educators, healthcare

professionals and those working in the field of human rights. During

plenary sessions, working groups and small roundtable discussions, they

will share their experiences from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe

and North and Latin America. These sessions will be interspersed with

times for reflection, silence and spiritual practice from many

traditions. These times for inner reflection are meant to help inspire

new ways of thinking, deeper motivation and creative approaches to the

themes under discussion.

 

 

For registration information or to learn how you can support

the Summit, please email info (info 'at' gpiw.org).

[Guest guest]

So ironic to have this issue come up the day of Benazir Bhutto's murder.

 

Sadly,

 

pr

 

 

, Amy Martin <newworldgoddess wrote:

>

> Making Way for the Feminine - a Global Summit

> Jaipur, India - March 6-10, 2008

> http://www.gpiw.org/jaipur.html

>

> Presented by Global Peace Initiative of Women

> http://www.gpiw.org

>

>

> There has been increased focus over the past few years on strengthening

> opportunities for women around the world, but little serious reflection

> on the ways in which women's leadership can create significant change at

> various levels of society. If women were elevated to leadership

> positions in equal numbers with men, would we see a more caring society

> with less violence, with more attention to the needs of children and

> youth, and with greater sensitivity to the environment? What can women

> as lifegivers bring to the table at this moment in history that can help

> steer our global community in a different direction?

>

> The Global Peace Initiative of Women (GPIW) is organizing a global

> reflection on these issues – based on the claim that it is not enough

> merely to seek more representation for women, but rather we must work

> toward a new vision of leadership based on " feminine principles. "

> Although there may be no cross-cultural consensus on what are the

> " feminine principles, " or on what is innate and what is conditioned,

> there is a widespread understanding that women do offer different

> perspectives and ways of operating. There is also growing understanding

> that as women climb the ladder of success, they often must adapt

> themselves to existing modes of leadership, suppressing their " feminine "

> side. Is it perhaps not time to liberate the feminine qualities so that

> we can truly guide the world in a different direction?

>

> This global summit, Making Way for the Feminine: for the benefit of the

> world community, will explore how the leadership of women can make a

> difference in the religious, political and economic arenas and aid in

> social transformation. It will take place in Jaipur, India on March

> 6-10, 2008. India has a special role to play in initiating this global

> reflection because of its long history and continuing tradition of

> honoring the feminine aspects of the Divine, although existing social

> conditions have not always reflected this tradition. Making Way for the

> Feminine will gather several hundred women, men and young people from

> around the world in leadership positions in their communities. They will

> be religious and spiritual leaders, government leaders, policy makers,

> development professionals, experts, academics and educators, healthcare

> professionals and those working in the field of human rights. During

> plenary sessions, working groups and small roundtable discussions, they

> will share their experiences from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe

> and North and Latin America. These sessions will be interspersed with

> times for reflection, silence and spiritual practice from many

> traditions. These times for inner reflection are meant to help inspire

> new ways of thinking, deeper motivation and creative approaches to the

> themes under discussion.

>

>

> For registration information or to learn how you can support

> the Summit, please email info (info 'at' gpiw.org).

>