▁academ ics , ▁students , ▁educ ators , ▁activ ists , ▁business ▁people , ▁policy - m akers , ▁development ▁pract ition ers , ▁fund ers , ▁and ▁more . ▁The ▁former ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁A WID ▁was ▁L yd ia ▁Al p í zar ▁Dur án , ▁with ▁My r na ▁C unning ham ▁K ain ▁as ▁Board ▁President . ▁▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁organization ▁has ▁been ▁led ▁by ▁H ak ima ▁Abb as ▁and ▁C ind y ▁Clark ▁as ▁Co - Exec utive ▁Direct ors , ▁with ▁American ▁femin ist ▁author ▁Charlotte ▁B unch ▁joining ▁as ▁Board ▁President . ▁Form er ly ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C ., ▁the ▁organization ▁now ▁has ▁offices ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Mexico ▁City ▁and ▁Cape ▁Town ▁and ▁staff ▁working ▁across ▁the ▁glo be . ▁ ▁A ▁policy ▁brief , ▁Il licit ▁Fin an cial ▁Flow s : ▁Why ▁we ▁should ▁claim ▁these ▁resources ▁for ▁gender , ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁justice ▁was ▁issued ▁to ▁explain ▁str ic ter ▁financial ▁reg ulations ▁which ▁would ▁replace ▁corpor ate ▁privileges ▁against ▁the ▁people ▁and ▁planet . ▁In ▁that , ▁initial ▁policies ▁to ▁support ▁femin ist ▁and ▁gender ▁justice ▁organizations ▁were ▁also ▁recommended ▁to ▁influence ▁relevant ▁decision - making ▁and ▁to ▁involve ▁policy - m akers , ▁not ▁limited ▁to ▁mention ing ▁potentially ▁complement ▁bodies ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁existing ▁eng agement ▁and ▁positions . ▁ ▁F ocus ▁area ▁ ▁A WID ▁works ▁on ▁issues ▁of ▁gender ▁justice ▁and ▁women ' s ▁human