 Marta Sahagun de Fox - A powerful voice on women’s
issues and social responsibility, Marta de Fox has played an active role in
Mexico’s democratization, and offers audiences unique insight into the
challenges facing Latin America.
SPEECH TOPICS:
Social Responsibility in the 21st Century:
Marta de Fox has dedicated her life to public service and to fostering social
investment and responsibility. She believes that it is only through widespread
dedication to a common goal that large-scale social changes can be accomplished.
In this address, Marta de Fox stresses the importance of social responsibility
and an accompanying feeling of national identity in the age of globalization.
The Role of Women in the New Millennium:
Marta de Fox is one of the world’s most prominent and vigorous activists on
issues of social and economic equality for women. A breaker of barriers in her
own public life, Fox challenges women to insist upon equal treatment. In this
address, she discusses the progress made and the road ahead in the struggle for
gender equality in the modern world.
Bio Synopsis
Preeminent Activist:
Marta de Fox has used the visibility afforded to the wife of Mexico’s President
to take strong stands on social issues. She has been effective in her support of
a wide array of social causes, including involvement in one program that reduced
the incidence of physical handicaps in Mexican newborns by 70 percent. She has
helped provide access to computers to underprivileged youth, and has chaired
numerous organizations that work on behalf of women, children, healthcare, and
education.
A Professional and a Mother:
Marta de Fox is a mother of three. Prior to her marriage to Vicente Fox, she
served as his communications director as he rose from governor to presidential
candidate to president, and was the first woman to act as the federal
government’s spokesperson. A brilliant innovator, Marta de Fox revolutionized
the way the Mexican government communicated with the public, and ushered in a
new era of transparency in the government’s dealings with the press.
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