Club de Madrid Articles

Club de Madrid’s President encourages women to pursue their dreams and develop their talents

Message from Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga International Women's Day 2017    "On the occasion of International Women's Day, I send my warmest greetings to girls and women across the world and my sincere congratulations to all those among them whom the fact of being...

International Women’s Day 2017: let’s work for a Planet 50-50 by 2030

However, in these troubled times, as our world becomes more unpredictable and chaotic, the rights of women and girls are being reduced, restricted and reversed. Empowering women and girls is the only way to protect their rights and make sure they can realize their...

‘We cannot simply wait for this to happen’ ex PM of Ireland John Bruton, reflects on Brexit

According to our Member "it is time now to start thinking about how the EU will respond to Mrs May' as he warns that Ireland will be the country to suffer the worst consequences of a hard Brexit. Please read below Prime Minister John Bruton's full article...

“Someone doesn’t wake up and suddenly becomes an extremist”, Khadijah H. Gambo, Nigerian Activist

Khadijah Hawaja Gambo joined activism around 24 years ago. She studied Islam up to postgraduate level and also passed through the traditional way of learning Islam. From 2005 to 2009 she was a teacher of Islamic Studies, and from 2013 and until 2016 she was a...