Economists have long believed that the least productive societies are those in which women are denied opportunities to join the workforce. In underdeveloped countries, women typically go without the most basic tools needed to earn a living: education, training and access to capital. Yet there is abundant evidence linking economic progress with empowered women. A […]
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Ever had a life-changing experience?
Posted on 26 May 2008.
I think I had one on Thursday night, at the Women in Finance event in Sydney. Guest speaker was Jessica Brown, founder of the Lifechanging Experiences Foundation and the Sister2Sister program. The Sister2Sister program is well known to some of you who are seasoned Big Sisters. When I asked you earlier in the year for suggestions on a charity that sphinxx […]
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When our assumptions let us down
Posted on 23 May 2008.
Yesterday, somewhere in between parking my car, getting the train to the city and arriving at a business meeting – I lost the jacket to my favorite suit. I’d slung it through the straps of my handbac and you guessed it, it slipped out somewhere along the way. I have no idea exactly where! Almost […]
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