Women Use Social Media to Boost their Influence at the World Economic Forum

While women make up only 17 percent of the delegates at this week's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, they have already contributed more than a third of all social media activity related to the annual meeting.

While women make up only 17 percent of the delegates at this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, they have already contributed more than a third of all social media activity related to the annual meeting.

All social media activity for the event, which runs from January 21 through 27, is being aggregated and visualized in real-time on the WEF Live feed website.

Several female attendees are posting live updates about the event on Twitter, including:

  • Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF, Twitter: @Lagarde
  • Helen Clark, former Prime Minister New Zealand: @HelenClarkUNDP
  • Dalia Ziada, award-winning Egyptian women’s rights advocate: @daliaziada

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