Presidents Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, and Tarja Halonen of Finland at the colloquium.
Thousands of women and their "champions" from around the world gathered in Liberia recently to attend the International Colloquium on Women’s Empowerment, co-hosted by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and President Tarja Halonen of Finland.
AllAfrica gathers on this page our and others' reporting on the event, as well as the observations of visiting bloggers.
Why should women leaders tolerate being addressed as "His Excellency" or "Sir"? This was one of questions raised at the leadership workshop for African women.
