The International Center for Research on Women announces two new members of its Leadership Council

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WASHINGTON, D.C. —  The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is honored and pleased to announce Her Highness Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates and Judy Woodruff of PBS News Hour are joining The International Center for Research on Women’s esteemed Leadership Council.

The ICRW Leadership Council is comprised of high-profile global leaders who provide strategic advice to the organization on a particular area of work. Council members serve as ambassadors for ICRW and its mission.

“I am honored to welcome Her Highness and Judy Woodruff to our Leadership Council. Their commitment to the issues of gender equity in their careers and personal lives is admirable and humbling. We welcome their wisdom, guidance, and counsel as we grow and learn as an organization.” said the International Center for Research on Women President and CEO, Peggy Clark.

Business leader, social entrepreneur, and published author, Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan is President and Chief Executive Officer of the UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators (UICCA), Founder of the Shamma bint Sultan Sustainability Initiatives social enterprise, Co-Founder of Aurora50 and Founder of Reset MENA.

Her Highness noted, “The International Center for Research on Women has a clear mission to advance equality for women and girls around the world, which aligns with my strong personal and professional commitment to advocacy for gender and social equity. I look forward to working closely with my fellow members of the Leadership Council to empower future generations by forging opportunities for education, advocacy, and fulfilling livelihoods.”

A senior correspondent and the former anchor and managing editor of the PBS NewsHour, Ms. Woodruff has covered politics and other news for five decades at NBC, CNN, and PBS and has received the Peabody Journalistic Integrity Award and an Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award for her work. She is a founding co-chair of the International Women’s Media Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting and encouraging women in journalism and communication industries worldwide.

Ms. Woodruff, when describing The International Center for Research on Women’s work, noted: “I’m a big believer in research; the more solid data we have, the better equipped we are to make good decisions for ourselves, our families and for all of humankind.”

Members of the Leadership Council

Amartya Sen
Lamont University Professor and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, Harvard University

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Susan Berresford
Former President, Ford Foundation

Cherie Blair
Cherie Blair Foundation for Women

Joanna Breyer
Past Professor of Psychiatry, Psychiatry Department, Harvard Medical School

Winnie Byanyima
Executive Director of UNAIDS and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations; Previous Executive Director, Oxfam International

Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium

Hon. Nancy Gertner Judge, US D. Mass. (Ret.)
Senior Lecturer, Harvard Law School

Baroness Mary Goudie
House of Lords

The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hayman GBE
Former Lord Speaker of the House of Lords

Ashley Judd
Actor, author, activist

Shiva Kumar
Economist and policy advisor

Joanne Leedom-Ackerman
Author and Journalist

Matthew J. Mallow
Former General Counsel, BlackRock

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark

Pat Mitchell
Founder and CEO, Pat Mitchell Media

Leena Nair
CEO, Chanel

Her Highness Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
President and Chief Executive Officer of the UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators

Pam Rajput
Gender rights activist and scholar, India

Nina Totenberg
Correspondent, Legal Affairs, National Public Radio

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Judy Woodruff
Senior Correspondent, PBS News Hour

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