About the Regional Co-Chairs

Regional Co-Chairs of NOW4WRC23 have been nominated to:

• ensure the initiative addresses the specific needs of women delegates from each regional telecommunication organization (RTO);
• organize regional NOW4WRC23 activities to be held in conjunction with regional WRC-23 preparatory meetings;
• promote women’s leadership in the regional preparatory process for WRC23;
• involve and support women who may not be attending ITU-R Study Group and Working Party meetings. 

About the coordinators

Three coordinators from the ITU Radiocommunication Bureau (BR) have been nominated to:  

• support activities of NOW4WRC23 coinciding with ITU-R Study Group and Working Party meetings; 
• support implementation of the mentoring programme; 

About the NOW4WRC23 launch

The launch of the Network of Women for WRC-23 fulfils one of our commitments to implement the concrete actions in the WRC-19 Gender Declaration, which seeks to promote gender equality, equity and parity within the ITU Radiocommunication Sector. 

• Launch of Network of Women for WRC23
• Inspiring a new generation of women in radiocomms
• Network of Women: Making sure all doors are open (video)

About the NOW4WRC Mentoring Programme

Inspired by the We Lead initiative, NOW4WRC aims to increase the number of women participating in and taking on leading roles, such as committee chairs and conference chairs, in the technical conferences of ITU’s Radiocommunication Sector.  A key component of the initiative is mentoring.

3 main objectives of the NOW4WRC mentoring programme are:

• to strive for gender balance among delegates; 
• to prepare women delegates in key roles for the upcoming World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-23); 
• to nurture the ITU community of women in terms of contributions to the crucial conference and the field of radiocommunications in general.