The daily labor of nurturing, cleaning, teaching, and sustaining families and communities usually falls on women. Care work is the foundation of every economy, yet often remains undervalued, underpaid, and invisible.
On October 2, 2025, during the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, WLP as part of the Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law (GCEFL), convened a high-level side event titled “Family Law: A Catalyst for Women’s Economic Empowerment.”
Leadership begins long before titles and offices. It begins in classrooms, in quiet acts of courage, and in the moment a girl decides that her voice matters. That belief has been at the core of CEADER’s youth leadership program in Nigeria, where students are learning how to tap into their personal power and become leaders in their communities.
