Here is a briefing on the 2011 International Women of Courage Awards.
Special Briefing
Melanne Verveer
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues
Henriette Ekwe Ebongo, Maria Bashir
Washington, DC
March 8, 2011
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According Huffington Post blogger Marcia Reynolds, to distinguish yourself in today’s workplace, you need a global perspective. I believe you should have (cultivate) this outlook every second of the day but here’s what Reynolds says about the benefits of developing this mindset in the world of work:
A global perspective widens your lens of possibility.
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Sharon Allen writes:
As an accountant for the past 38 years, I have long believed that numbers tell a story. For many years, I have seen a steady stream of research whose numbers confirm the impressive contributions made by the relatively few women at the highest levels of leadership in business today.
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The U.S. Mission in Pakistan is working to improve the lives of Pakistani women and combat gender-based violence. For the recent international “16 Days of Activism” campaign, they organized a series of initiatives to highlight and energize their partnerships with Pakistan’s government and civil society to support women’s rights.
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Read about the decade of the woman just starting here. This will help you prepare now for the power we’ll have in the next few years.
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
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Guess who’s being called the most powerful woman in the world? If you live in Brazil, you’d know. It’s Dilma Rousseff (pictured), president-elect of Brazil and home to a third of Latin Americans whose $1.5 trillion economy is bigger than that of India or Russia.
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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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