Women | Tools | Technology: A Global Leapfrog

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Wed, 03/02/2011
The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast highlights the efforts underway by ExxonMobil to help women in developing countries reach their economic potential and drive significant social change in their communities. The article highlights ExxonMobil's partnership with ICRW, which resulted in the white paper Bridging the Gender Divide: How Technology can Advance Women Economically. ICRW's Anju Malhotra, vice president of research, innovation and impact is also quoted in the article.

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