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

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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).