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VGIF at the United Nations

Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 55th Session
Tuesday, 22 February 2011 to Friday, 4 March 2011

The focus of the 55th session will be “Access and participation of women and girls to education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work”.

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VGIF Parallel Event at CSW 55

The Cutting Edge
Technology and its Impact on Work, Wealth, and Women’s Leadership

Addressing the momentous changes in the developing world due to the rapid influx of technology, how change is affecting work, wealth and culture, and where the education of women and girls needs to develop to provide leadership in the future.

Participants
Moderator:
Leslie Wright, UN Representative, VGIF

Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund
Akanisi Kedrayate
Fiji Assn. of Women Graduates (FAWG) and VGIF Project Director

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VGIF/CSW Presentation (PPT)
FAWG Project Presentation (PPT)

Women’s World Banking
Nancy Barry, Founder
Enterprise Solutions to Poverty

Inez Murray
Executive Vice President, Programs and Network Engagement
Women’s World Banking

Co-sponsored by
Women’s World Banking
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, National Council of Women, International Federation of University Women,
AAUW, Soka Gakkai International, Women Graduates-USA, The Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund

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Akinisi Kedrayte
 Nancy Barry
Akanisi Kedrayate
Nancy Barry