Subject: Clinton Foundation News & Guidance
From: Clinton Foundation Press Office <[email-masked]>
To: Clinton Foundation Press Office <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 20:35:15 +0000

Hi all – We wanted to give you some updates on recent events, Foundation work, and announcements in the news this week.

Clinton Foundation, CGI members, and partners celebrate International Women’s Day
On Tuesday, we shared what we were doing to celebrate International Women’s Day, a day globally recognized to celebrate women’s accomplishments and to build support for the full participation of girls and women everywhere. To honor this day and the one year anniversary of the Full Participation Report, the Clinton Foundation’s No Ceilings initiative is launched a digital campaign to share “ceiling-breaking”<https://www.clintonfoundation.org/fable/girls-and-women-march#!/> moments achieved over the past year.

Follow along on TWITTER with the hashtag “#CeilingBreakers<https://twitter.com/hashtag/CeilingBreakers?src=hash>,” and see what the Clinton Foundation, our partners, CGI members, and industry experts are tweeting about:

Clinton Foundation<https://twitter.com/ClintonFdn/status/707660134424535040> ‏@ClintonFdn  Mar 9
Remember when Canada appointed a gender-equal Cabinet? See more #CeilingBreakers → http://wjcf.co/1LaswtF

Melinda Gates<https://twitter.com/melindagates/status/707369309656449024> ‏@melindagates  Mar 8
There's been great progress for women around the world. Which #ceilingbreakers moment inspires you? http://m-gat.es/1W7oJ0X  #IWD2016

The Dannon Company<https://twitter.com/Dannon/status/707266594808963072> ‏@Dannon  Mar 8
This #IWD2016 we recall when companies including @Dannon stepped up on parental leave. See more #CeilingBreakers http://wjcf.co/1LbqQAm

Cherie Blair Fndn<https://twitter.com/CherieBlairFndn/status/707295041446932480> ‏@CherieBlairFndn  Mar 8
This time last year we were calling for progress - what's happened since? #CeilingBreakers via @clintonfdn http://ow.ly/ZdEQL

LET GIRLS LEAD<https://twitter.com/LetGirlsLead/status/707417883710791680> ‏@LetGirlsLead  Mar 8
This #IWD2016, we’re sharing some #CeilingBreakers from the past year. Which moments inspire you? http://wjcf.co/1LbqQAm

MenCare Campaign<https://twitter.com/MenCareGlobal/status/707272287985258496> ‏@MenCareGlobal  Mar 8
Remember when we launched the 1st State of the World's Fathers #SOWF report? See more #CeilingBreakers → http://wjcf.co/1LbqQAm  #IWD2016

discovery_learn<https://twitter.com/discovery_learn/status/707301150542962689> ‏@discovery_learn  Mar 8
This #IWD2016, we’re sharing some #CeilingBreakers from the past year. Which moments inspire you? http://wjcf.co/1LbqQAm  Via @ClintonFdn

SHARE THE #CEILINGBREAKING MOMENTS VIA:

·         TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ClintonFdn/status/707261562247970817

·         FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ClintonFoundation/videos/vb.389051904549590/941525732635535/?type=2&theater

·         LINKEDIN: www.linkedin.com/hp/update/6113035568868847616<http://www.linkedin.com/hp/update/6113035568868847616>

No Ceilings data informs International Women’s Day conversation
Coverage of the work of the Clinton Foundation and how No Ceilings data informed the International Women’s Day conversation included articles from a variety of national and international news outlets:

FORTUNE: UN Women Director: If You Only Do One Thing for Women, At Least Pay Them as Much as Men<http://fortune.com/2016/03/08/un-international-womens-day/>:
“Every year on March 8th, countries around the world celebrate International Women’s Day. For many, it’s a day for action, a day to call attention to the injustices that women around the world still face…Learn more about the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals from the video below, courtesy of No Ceilings & Fathom Information Design: https://youtu.be/sXrk0uamV-c”

SHARE ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ClintonFdn/status/707262103191683072

BUSTLE: A Look at How Gender Equality Progressed in 2015 — And the Roadblocks That Still Lie Ahead:<http://www.bustle.com/articles/146490-a-look-at-how-gender-equality-progressed-in-2015-and-the-roadblocks-that-still-lie-ahead>
“This year, No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project is hoping the world will celebrate International Women's Day by reflecting on women's progress toward achieving gender equality, because it's true what they say: You don't know where you're going until you know where you've been…‘In order for us to close the gender gap we need to know where we are currently,’ No Ceilings Director Terri McCullough tells Bustle. ‘We looked at the span of progress for women and girls over the last 20 years and we found a number of things to celebrate.’”

SHARE ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ClintonFdn/status/707245839345790976

LINKEDIN PULSE: College Students Can Bring Us Closer to Gender Equality:<https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/college-students-can-bring-us-closer-gender-equality-ren%C3%A9e-joslyn>
“One of the best things about this generation is that they aren't waiting to graduate from college to tackle issues close to their hearts. Some of these students get their early start by participating in the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting of CGI University. CGI U participants from around the world address some of the greatest challenges of their time—including gender inequality—by making what we call Commitments to Action. Since 2012, more than 260 of these students have shown their character by creating commitments to improve the lives of girls and women.”

SHARE ON LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fpulse%2Fcollege-students-can-bring-us-closer-gender-equality-ren%25C3%25A9e-joslyn

FINANTIAL TIMES: Poverty Is Sexist: Where Life Is Toughest for Girls<http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2016/03/08/poverty-is-sexist-where-life-is-toughest-for-girls/>:
“The lack of gender disaggregated data is highlighted by the excellent initiatives of Data2X, and No Ceilings, among others. While more data is available than ever before, the right kind of data, disaggregated by gender but also by other indicators, must be a priority for everyone who needs to better understand how people live.”

Julia Gillard for BROOKINGS: What Does International Women’s Day Mean for the Future of Gender Equality?<http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/education-plus-development/posts/2016/03/07-international-womens-day-gender-equality-gillard>:
“One effort that I am particularly proud of is the Girls CHARGE (Collaborative for Harnessing Ambition and Resources for Girls’ Education) initiative<https://www.clintonfoundation.org/press-releases/no-ceilings-announces-charge-collaborative-harnessing-ambition-and-resources-girls>, an effort to globally prioritize local leadership as a second generation priority for girls’ education. This works because local leaders help us to discover meaningful solutions for change.”

SHARE ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ClintonFdn/status/707341023672807424

President Clinton listed among the “20 men who care about clean cooking”
The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, a CGI Member, included President Clinton in a list of the “20 Men Who Care About Clean Cooking”<http://cleancookstoves.org/about/news/03-07-2016-20-men-who-care-about-clean-cooking.html> in celebration of International Women’s Day. The piece explains how “Every day, more than three billion people globally rely on heavily-polluting open fires or traditional cookstoves for cooking, leading to more than four million deaths every year caused by breathing in large amounts of toxic cooking smoke.”

President Bill Clinton: “The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves is making progress on a solvable issue that negatively impacts millions of women and children worldwide. Proving what can happen when the private sector, governments, nonprofit and civic organizations work together, the collective efforts of the Global Alliance with members of the Clinton Global Initiative will enable 100 million households to adopt clean and efficient cookstoves and fuels by 2020."

SHARE ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/cookstoves/status/706913594265497602

Professional endurance athlete raises money for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation
The Huffington Post featured a Q&A with Colin O’Brady<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/aint-no-mountain-high-enough-a-conversation-with_us_56dde9fae4b0a94557aab697?ir=Sports&section=us_sports&utm_hp_ref=sports>, who is attempting to break the Explorer’s Grand Slam world record. Colin’s goal is also to raise $1 million in partnership with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation as he pursues the Explorer’s Grand Slam, a mountaineering challenge to climb the Seven Summits – the tallest mountain on each continent – and ski to both the North and South Pole.  Follow Colin’s journey here<http://beyond72.com/>.

“I have been a passionate advocate for children’s health after being raised by parents with deep roots in the health food industry. Our goal with BEYOND 7/2 is to raise $1 million to inspire active, healthy kids in partnership with The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a leading nonprofit working to combat childhood obesity.”

CGI Commitment helps fund lead pipe removal in Flint
On Sunday, CNN reported<http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/06/us/flint-water-line-replacement/> that Flint Mayor Karen Weaver announced the commitment to bring $25 million in low-cost loans to help remove lead pipes and move toward clean water for Flint’s citizens. This funding puts into action a CGI commitment made by labor and union pensions to create a national fund to invest in infrastructure in cities across America. The announcement was also covered by The Detroit News<http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2016/03/07/low-cost-loan-will-aid-flint-pipe-removal/81424904/>, Click on Detroit<http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/flint-water-crisis/flint-mayor-union-fund-commits-to-bring-25-million-loan-package-to-remove-lead-pipes>, and WDIV Detroit<http://www.clickondetroit.com/web/wdiv/news/flint-water-crisis/flint-mayor-union-fund-commits-to-bring-25-million-loan-package-to-remove-lead-pipes>, among other outlets.