The 6th edition of the Women’s Forum Global Meeting was held October 13-15 in Deauville, France under the theme “Change: Make It Happen.”
The forum focused on five questions of change in politics, the economy, the environment,
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Examine how trends will impact the way we live and operate worldwide in the next decade by reading the Intuit 2020 Report authored by Emergent Research (founders Carolyn Ockels and Steve King — both contributors to WEGG) in partnership with Intuit Inc.
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UPS has a BIG initiative to empower women in developing economies and these efforts could not be more urgent; the education of women is vital to economic success.
At the 2010 Clinton Global Initiative,
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Muhtar Kent, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, the Coca-Cola Company writes a compelling piece for The Huffington Post on how women will play a major role in transforming our global economy and society over the next decade.
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Michelle Kraus over at The Huffington Post writes:
It is time for a world in which women are not considered property or chattel. It is time for a world in which violence toward girls and women is eradicated.
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See how 50-year old Indian Artisan Kakuben Lalabhai Parmar (pictured far right) is an advocate for women here.
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“I already experienced the biggest change in my life,” she said,
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Thunderbird School of Global Management is contributing its expertise and in-kind donations to the “Strengthening Women Entrepreneurship in Peru” project which provides training to women micro- and small entrepreneurs throughout Peru.
Managed by Thunderbird for Good,
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Becca Berkenstadt, marketing intern at DePaul University, Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, shares her knowledge about international business dealings. She addresses cultural, political, economic, societal and demographic questions you should ask before you go global.
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A recent BusinessWeek article states:
At least 59 percent of women in Brazil, Russia, India and China describe themselves as “very ambitious” compared with 36 percent in the U.S., said the study, which drew on surveys of 4,350 college-educated men and women in the so-called BRICs and the United Arab Emirates and one-on-one interviews.
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Saint Mary’s College (www3.saintmarys.edu/) in South Bend, Indiana, U.S.A., is offering a new program that will help more than just college students. The Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) is a federal grant-funded project designed to link women business owners to student’s expertise with the intent of helping businesswomen thrive in the South Bend area,
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