Webinars
COL will organise webinars to share information on relevant topics and to allow participants to engage with experts to get a better understanding of specific themes. This section will be updated on a regular basis and a wide range of people will be invited to join.
Webinars
The Path to Female Leadership
COL launched the CommonwealthWiseWomen mentorship project to build a foundation for female leadership. Mentoring is a tested strategic tool, used to improve individual performance, accelerate leadership development, create networking opportunities, and increase readiness for the world of work. The trajectory to female leadership starts at an early stage and can be defined by
The Environment and the Role of Women
In many Commonwealth countries, women play a critical role in managing and sustaining their families. Due to the dependence by women on the natural environment for income generation, subsistence agriculture and other activities to support their families and local communities, women possess a wealth of information and experiences that can
Commonwealth Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit: Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed significant gender gaps in women’s and girls’ rights. Not only has the pandemic put their education, livelihoods, health, and well-being at risk, but it has also revealed systemic inequities in a new light. The heavy load of paid and unpaid care work carried out by
Online Learning: Designing for Gender Inclusion
The current pandemic has seen a rise in the use of learning management systems and social media platforms as tools for learning. Women have generally been regarded as early adopters of technologies, including social media.1 Whereas some studies have concluded that gender is irrelevant in online learning as the systems are
Mentoring Women for Leadership
Women’s empowerment and gender equality are central to the Commonwealth of Learning’s agenda of “learning for development.” COL initiated the Commonwealth Wise Women (CWW) mentoring project to empower women and girls to achieve their leadership potential and to influence the next generation of leaders. Join us to listen to our
Digital Inclusion: Addressing Cyberviolence and Online Hate against Women
Online gender-based violence is as pervasive and destructive as offline violence. Rooted in gender inequalities found in society, it includes cyber-harassment, violations of privacy and hate speech. Global figures indicate that 73%1 of women have experienced some form of cyberviolence. With the onset of COVID-19, women and girls are increasingly