ADVISORY/Global Fund for Women Hosts Press Event to Celebrate 15 Years of Advancing Women's Rights.

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ADVISORY...for Friday (Nov. 15)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

             International Panel To Discuss Role Of Women
                   In Peace And Conflict Resolution

WHAT:      The Global Fund for Women will host a press event at the
           Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco to mark 15 years of
           grantmaking for women's rights. The event will begin with a
           pre-screening of the award-winning public television series
           The Visionaries featuring Global Fund grantee groups in
           Nepal and Mexico, where viewers will meet courageous women
           willing to take risks to advance human rights for all. As
           our country faces the prospect of war with Iraq, the event
           will conclude with dignitaries from around the world
           gathering for a panel discussion on the role of women in
           peace and conflict resolution.

WHO:       The Global Fund for Women, a grantmaking foundation based
           in San Francisco that strengthens women's rights around the
           world.

           Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Executive Director of Africa Women's
           Development Fund in Nigeria

           Eve Ensler, V-Day Founder/Artistic Director and Playwright
           "The Vagina Monologues"

           Jacqueline Pitanguy, President of CEPIA in Brazil

           Kavita N. Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women

           Mary Robinson, President of Ireland and former UN High
           Commissioner for Human Rights

DATE:      Friday, November 15, 2002

TIME:      3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

WHERE:     Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason Street, San Francisco 94108

CONTACT:   Alicia Swanson for the Global Fund for Women 408-264-3690
           or [e-mail]

About the Global Fund for Women

    The Global Fund for Women is a nonprofit grantmaking foundation
that supports women's rights organizations in every part of the world.
It is the largest foundation in the world that focuses exclusively on
international women's rights. The Global Fund for Women envisions a
just and democratic world where women and men participate equally in
all aspects of society. Grants support women's organizations working
to protect women from violence, increase girls' access to education,
and improve economic opportunity. Since 1987, the Global Fund has
given over $24.5 million to seed, strengthen and link over 2,000
groups in 160 countries. More information is available in 8 languages
at www.globalfundforwomen.org