JULIA DUNCAN CASSELL (Liberia)

Board Chair, Women’s NGO Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL). Board Chair, Teach for Liberia.

As a further demonstration of love and commitment to her country and the vulnerable population, Mrs. Cassell played a critical role in helping shape and coordinate Liberia’s National Gender Policy, mainstreaming gender to achieve gender parity and equality as Liberia’s Gender Minister in early 2012 after her appointment.

Most satisfactorily, with her desire and dedication to empower women across Liberia and prevent the occurrences of gender and sexual based violence, she strengthened the Rural Women Structures, Cross Border Women Traders and Adolescent Girls Networks across the 15 counties to empower women businesses and adolescent girls.

Former Minister of Gender and Development. Former Minster of Gender, Children and Social Protection. Former Superintendent, Grand Bassa County.