ExxonMobil, Ashoka Changemakers, and ICRW Launch Women's Technology Challenge

Thu, 01/28/2010
Fast Company

Armed with new research from the International Center for Research on Women, the ICRW, ExxonMobil, and Ashoka Changemakers are launching a new economic development challenge that they believe will be transformative in improving the lives of women and their families in developing countries.

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