Atonte Semira is Head of Community & Advocacy at UN Women UK and a Trustee of 50:50 Parliament. A strategic, purpose-driven leader with over 10 years’ experience across the nonprofit and business sectors, she is a passionate advocate for gender equality whose work spans community building, policy, and social impact at national and international scale.
At UN Women UK, Atonte leads a community of thousands of gender equality advocates, designing programmes, campaigns, and events that inspire meaningful public action. She was the key client stakeholder on the development of a bespoke iOS and Android social app to deepen community collaboration, led UN Women UK’s participation in global campaigns including the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence, and has produced events for audiences of up to 6,000.
Atonte regularly delivers speeches and moderates panels with business leaders, activists, and policymakers centred around women’s rights and gender equality. She is also a trained bystander intervention facilitator, delivering programmes to corporate partners and individuals.
As a Trustee of 50:50 Parliament, Atonte supports the charity’s mission to achieve equal representation by encouraging and empowering more women and non-binary people to stand for election at all levels of government.
Her mission is to create a more equitable and just world for people of all genders, empowering individuals to take action on gender equality, in turn making it a reality.