Meet the 2021 class of Young Global Leaders
Over the past year, the world has dealt first hand with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, systemic inequalities, discrepancies in our healthcare systems, economic downturns and educat...
Sarah Shakour leads social media and communications for the Global Shapers and Young Global Leaders Community. Before joining the Forum in 2018, Sarah worked at multi-national organizations and start-ups in the Bay Area, focusing on digital marketing efforts for customer growth and retention. She has an MBA from emlyon business school in France and a BSc in marketing and finance from Syracuse University in New York.
Over the past year, the world has dealt first hand with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, systemic inequalities, discrepancies in our healthcare systems, economic downturns and educat...
International Women’s Month is dedicated to the social, economic, political, cultural and scientific achievements of women and girls. In my work with the World Economic Forum’s communitie...
Though equality for all is an ideal goal, reports continuously show us that issues within the spectrum of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are still far from equal. Whilst systemic w...
As we face many more months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the decision taken by leaders - of governments, companies and other organisations - have a bigger impact than ever on the way we live...
• California is currently leading the discussion on slavery reparations.
The field of mental health has a lot to gain from young people as we think about the Great Reset, and how to build a better, kinder and fairer world. In keeping with the theme for World M...
COVID-19 has both exacerbated existing crises and challenged people and nations to overcome the biggest economical and societal issues faced in years. On both national and global scales, ...
If there is one truth that has been illuminated by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is that our previous systems were neither equitable nor sustainable. And if there is one silver lining in the ...
Le meurtre de George Floyd par un policier a provoqué des manifestations massives dans plus de 140 villes américaines et 20 pays à travers le monde. Ces manifestations étaient axées sur l...
La brutalidad policial es solo una manifestación superficial de un racismo sistémico más profundo.
• Police brutality is just a surface manifestation of deeper systemic racism.
La COVID-19 a infecté près de 5 millions de personnes dans le monde et continue de se propager rapidement. Bien que le confinement soit désormais assoupli dans certains pays, les effets d...
La COVID-19 ha infectado a casi 5 millones de personas en todo el mundo y sigue propagándose rápidamente. Aunque los bloqueos se están reduciendo en algunos países, los efectos de este vi...
COVID-19 has infected nearly 5 million people around the world, and continues to spread rapidly. Although lockdowns are now being eased in some countries, the impacts from this the virus ...