WFE6, A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PROJECT WOMEN FOR EUROPE THE ROLE OF INNER WHEEL, BY LUISA VINCIGUERRA

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«WOMEN FOR EUROPE – THE ROLE OF
INNER WHEEL»
A Cultural International Multi-year Project
VARNA, 18th NOVEMBER 2014

2. Luisa Vinciguerra
IIW BOARD DIRECTOR 20132015
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3. Authorities Inner Wheel and Rotarian,
dear Friends of Bulgaria and from various Countries,
first of all I apologize for my absence and I heartily thank the
President of IWC Napoli Luisa Bruni Gabriella, who kindly will
present a short history of this Project, where, personally, I have
participated and collaborated from the beginning. A visionary project,
which, even today, after six years, demonstrates its validity and
vitality, capable of evolving towards additional and interesting
developments.
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4. THE BEGINNING ON NOVEMBER 2008
A PROJECT
PROMOTED BY THE
CLUB
NAPLES LUISA BRUNI
DISTRICT 210
ITALY
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5. A NEW INTERACTIVE STRATEGY
TO WORK TOGETHER, WITHOUT BORDERS….
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6. • COUNTRIES
• CULTURES
CONFRONT
DISCUSS
•WOMEN STATUS
•WOMEN ISSUES
•GOALS
• PROGRAMS
SET
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8. A DOUBLE MISSION
 WHAT POLICIES, EUROPE HAS ACTIVATED FOR WOMEN.
 HOW IW WOMEN CAN HELP, THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION, THE
KNOWLEDGE AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE POLICIES…
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WH E E L - A S HOR T H I S TOR Y
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9. THREE IMPORTANT KEY WORDS: EUROPE,
WOMEN, INNER WHEEL
1.with the intention of drawing out the
correlations, conscious how being a
Member of Inner Wheel was - and is -
concretely, a privileged tool, through
which we can help to satisfy needs,
2.resolve problems,
3.improve life conditions of Women in
the European Union.
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10. A TRANSVERSE MOVEMENT OF STUDY AND REFLECTION
A NEW ACTIVE
ROLE OF INNER WHEEL
IN THE SOCIETY
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11. TWO GREAT CHAPTERS IN IW ACTIVITIES
INNER WHEEL
SERVICE CULTURE
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12. WOMEN FOR EUROPE 1
NAPLES, ITALY
NOVEMBER 2008
WOMEN FOR EUROPE 2
GIRNE, NORTH CYPRUS
APRIL 2011
WOMEN FOR EUROPE 3
TUUSULA, FINLAND
OCTOBER 2011
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13. WOMEN FOR EUROPE 2
GIRNE, NORTH CYPRUS
APRIL 2011
WOMEN FOR EUROPE 5
HANASAARI, FINLAND
MARCH 2013
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TURIN, ITALY
NOVEMBER 2011
WOMEN FOR EUROPE 6
VARNA, BULGARIA
OCTOBER 2014
WOMEN FOR EUROPE 7 AGAIN IN NAPLES ON APRIL 2015
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14. LOGO VARNA
CONFERENCE
LOGO HANASAARI
CONFERENCE
LOGO TUUSULA
CONFERENCE
LOGO NAPLES
CONFERENCE
14 LOGO GIRNE
CONFERENCE
LOGO TURIN
COLLOQUIUM
THE 6 LOGOS
…from "WOMEN IN THE
WINDOW", painted by Maria
Ràcana, Neapolitan artist.

15. SOME DATA
COUNTRIES
PARTICIPANTS

16. HOW MANY?
PARTICIPANTS
COUNTRIES
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WfE1 in NAPLES 270
WfE2 in GIRNE 80
WfE3 in TUUSULA 80
WfE4 in TURIN 260
WfE5 in HANASAARI 77
WfE6 in VARNA in progress
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17. COUNTRIES
AUSTRIA
BULGARIA
BELGIUM
DENMARK
NORTH CYPRUS
FINLAND
FRANCE
EGYPT
GERMANY
GREECE
ITALY
NIGERIA
NORWAY
REUNION ISLAND
SWEDEN
SUISSE
TURKEY
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18. INTERACTIVE
STRATEGY
THE MERIT OF THE SUCCESS
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19. HOW INTERACTIVITY WAS REALIZED?
COLLOQUIUM,
MODULES &
DEBATE IN TURIN
PLENARY
SESSION, CALL
FOR PAPERS &
WORKSHOPS IN
NAPLES, GIRNE,
TUUSULA
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MODELS
CASE STUDIES,
CALL FOR
PAPERS, IN
HANASAARI
PANELS,
WORKSHOP, IW
WOMEN IN THE
WORLD, IN
VARNA
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20. “WOMEN FOR EUROPE – THE ROLE OF INNER WHEEL -
COMPARING WAYS OF LIFE AND NATIONAL
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS”
1° MODEL
PLENARY SESSION,
CALL FOR PAPERS &
WORKSHOPS
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NAPLES
GIRNE
TUUSULA

21. 1° MODEL
CALL FOR PAPERS & WORKSHOPS
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3 MACRO THEMES
FAMILY
JOB
CULTURE & SOCIETY
27 PAPERS IN NAPLES
22 PAPERS IN GIRNE
24 PAPERS IN TUUSULA

22. NAPLES, PLENARY SESSION & WORKSHOPS
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23. GIRNE, PLENARY SESSION & WORKSHOPS
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24. TUUSULA, PLENARY SESSION & WORKSHOPS
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25. A FAST GLANCE ON THE CONTENTS
EVOLUTION AND VARIETY ABOUT THE TOPICS
DISCUSSED
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FAMILY
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27. FAMILY
Sub-themes Naples
 Family as an educating community
 Family and gender relations: from equality to difference
 Promotion of difference: reciprocity and care for the others
Sub-themes Girne
 Gender Inequality
 Roles of women
 Care for the elders
Sub-themes Tuusula
 Family as an educating community
 Voluntary work focusing on supporting families
 Active Ageing in the light of family wellbeing
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JOB
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29. JOB
Sub-themes Naples
 Equal opportunities for Men and Women with regard to access to
employment, professional training and career development
 Equal participation in decision-making processes
 Women’s role in science research.
Sub-themes Girne
 The position of women from past to the present in the economics
 Women trafficking
 Glass ceiling
Sub-themes Tuusula
 The Role of Women in the Workforce
 Participation in Decision-making Processes in the Organizations
 The Role of Women in Science Research
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CULTURE
&
SOCIETY
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31. CULTURE & SOCIETY
Sub-themes Naples
 Female roles and ‘contemporary society’ in Europe;
 Women’s contribution to the cultural identity;
 Women, Culture, Society: the European Union commitment.
Sub-themes Girne
 Women’s contribution to the cultural identity;
 Position and status of women in the arts
 Similarities and differences of the culture of your country and the EU.
Sub-themes Tuusula
 New ways of Inner Wheel Influence
 Women’s contribution to the cultural identity
 Social media as a new opportunity
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32. 2° MODEL
INTERNATIONAL
COLLOQUIUM, MODULES &
DEBATE
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TURIN
“WOMEN FOR EUROPE 4 – THE ROLE OF INNER
WHEEL, TOWARDS EUROPE 2020

33. OPENING TO SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
The opening to Sustainable Development took place during this
International Colloquium, where Europe 2020 is the EU's growth strategy
for this decade, having set five ambitious objectives - on employment,
innovation, education, social inclusion and climate/energy - to be
reached by 2020.
The United Nations World Commission on Environment and
Development (WCED) in its 1987 report Our Common Future defines
sustainable development: «Development that meets the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs».
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34. TURIN, INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM & DEBATE
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35. WOMEN AND…
DISCUSSION & TESTIMONIES
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MODULES
ECONOMY
SOCIETY
KNOWLEDGE
INNOVATION
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT

36. I MODULE
“WOMEN,
KNOWLEDGE AND
INNOVATION"
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37. II MODULE
“WOMEN,
AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT”
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38. III MODULE
“WOMEN,
ECONOMY AND
SOCIETY"
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39. AFTER 6 YEARS,
OUR PROJECT HAS ACHIEVED
IMPORTANT RESULTS
IN PROMOTING THE WORK OF IW
MEMBERS AS CITIZENS OF EUROPE
And in giving visibility to the individual and the collective
role of women in these sectors - through the network of
Female Association and of the Inner Wheel in the specific
- in the European construction.
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40. A NEW IMAGE FOR INNER WHEEL IN THE
PUBLIC OPINION
These international events entered the world
of the media, captured the attention of
journalists, increasing the reputation of inner
wheel and promoting consensus about our
Association
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COMMUNICATION
& MEDIA
PRESS
CONFERENCE
PRESS ARTICLES
TELEVISION
NEW IMAGE FOR
INNER WHEEL
NEW BRAND

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The Interactivity is essential to make the IW
members, leaders - in and of - the role that
Inner Wheel must have in the construction of
European citizenship of women.
The response of the basis, consisting of
members from different countries and realities,
is evidence of this.
INTERACTIVITY
INTERACTIVITY
DEBATE
COMPARISON
TESTIMONIES
WORKSHOPS THINK TANK

42. AFTER INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM IN TURIN
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CONNECTION
OF IW WITH
EUROPEAN
UNION,
UNIVERSITIES
UNESCO,OTHER
INT. AGENCIES
GOOD
PRACTICES
TO BE
IMPLEMENTED
A considerable number of good practices have been
identified. Important connections have been
established by Inner Wheel with the European Union,
Universities, UNESCO, other International Agencies to
collaborate together and study specific programs, in
which the Inner Wheel can enter as a partner.

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44. STILL TOGETHER…IN INNER WHEEL FRIENDSHIP
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THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Luisa Vinciguerra
Responsible of International Relations in the Project