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In Case You Missed It: Forbes Powerful Women Summit

The second Forbes Powerful Women Summit, held this year in Mexico, convened this week with remarks delivered by UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri. Her stirring discourse on the necessity of gender parity challenged the global community to embrace the untapped boon that women’s equal access to the spheres of economics, politics, and business can provide. As Ms. Puri observed, “…[T]his is currently the most important undertaking for our societies and the international community as we enter a new and defining time for sustainable development and peace and security with women’s leadership as a key driver.”

 Read more: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/6/lakshmi-puri-speech-at-forbes-powerful-women-summit