Caroline Riseboro

President & Chief Executive Officer, Trillium Health Partners

Gender equality, girls' rights, early enforced marriage, women in leadership, youth leadership, adolescent girls' health and rights, gender stereotypes, international development, poverty alleviation

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Caroline Riseboro, Plan International Canada

At the Global Education & Skills Forum, the global education community, long underfunded, politicized, and out of the spotlight, showed it was ready for change. Devex was there with our ear to the ground to help the global development community take stock of what these coming shifts might mean for the one-third of all children who receive little or no education.

Putting an end to child marriage

City TVTelevision

URL: https://www.bttoronto.ca/videos/putting-an-end-to-child-marriage/

Have things changed at work post-#MeToo?

Global newsTelevision

URL: https://globalnews.ca/video/4071982/have-things-changed-at-work-post-metoo

Without action, we will lose an entire generation of girls

The Hill TimesOnline

URL: https://www.hilltimes.com/2018/03/28/without-action-will-lose-entire-generation-girls/138812

One-Third Of Canadian Women Under 25 Have Struggled To Afford Menstrual Products: Poll

The HuffpostOnline

URL: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/05/28/period-poverty-canada_a_23445438/

12 trillion reasons to end the world’s repression of girls

The Toronto StarOnline

URL: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2016/10/11/12-trillion-reasons-to-end-the-worlds-repression-of-girls.html

Real change for girls requires more than words at G7 summit

The Globe & MailOnline

URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-real-change-for-girls-requires-more-than-words-at-g7-summit/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

On first International Women’s Day since #MeToo went viral, survey asks: Has anything really changed?

The Toronto StarOnline

URL: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/03/07/on-first-international-womens-day-since-metoo-went-viral-survey-asks-has-anything-really-changed.html

No mention of reproductive rights in declarations out of G7 development ministerial

DevexOnline

URL: https://www.devex.com/news/no-mention-of-reproductive-rights-in-declarations-out-of-g7-development-ministerial-92875

Trudeau urged to press G7 leaders for $1.3 billion for girls education

CTV NewsOnline

URL: https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/trudeau-urged-to-press-g7-leaders-for-1-3-billion-for-girls-education-1.3905576

Girls’ education gets $3.8-billion boost at G7

The Globe & Mail, June 9, 2018Online

URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-day-2-of-g7-opens-with-trumps-late-arrival-to-meeting-with-feminist/

Biography

Caroline Riseboro is the President & CEO of Trillium Health Partners Foundation. As the youngest person to ever lead a major Canadian charity, she advocates for gender equality and is well-respected for her commitment to tackling some of the world’s most pressing issues. In 2017, Riseboro was recognized as a Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner and was awarded the Bronze medal in the Woman of the Year – Government or Non-Profit category at the Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Prior to joining Plan International Canada, she was Senior Vice-President, Marketing & Development at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Foundation and held multiple executive roles with World Vision Canada.

Expertise

  • Gender equality
  • Girls' rights
  • Early enforced marriage
  • Women in leadership
  • Youth leadership
  • Adolescent girls' health and rights
  • Gender stereotypes
  • International development
  • Poverty alleviation

Languages spoken: English

Located in Toronto, Ontario

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