The Global Economy and Gender Equality: Opportunities for Women and Girls

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
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Speakers
Dina Powell McCormick

Head, Goldman Sachs’ Impact Investing Business; President, Goldman Sachs Foundation
 

Darren Walker

President, Ford Foundation

Presider
Rachel B. Vogelstein

Senior Fellow and Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations

Women and Foreign Policy Program

Experts discuss global initiatives to advance education and economic empowerment for women.

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