Thursday 4th and Friday 5th of April saw the Lincoln Centre in New York host the annual “Women in the World” Conference. The Women in the World Foundation was born out of Newsweek and The Daily Beast’s annual Women’s Summit, and seeks to advance the rights of women and girls worldwide.

The 2013 conference was attended by over 2,500 women from across the world, and saw many big names converge on New York City. Keynote speakers included Hillary Clinton, Angelina Jolie, and Oprah Winfrey.

Under discussion were issues like safe access to maternity services for women in third world countries, the plight of orphans, education for girls in countries where girls rarely have the opportunity, human trafficking, and the horrors women face in war zones like present day Syria.

The conference was one of the first major speaking engagements of Hillary Clinton since she stood down as Secretary of State. In her speech she reiterated her belief that “human rights are women’s rights; and women’s rights are human rights.”