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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
 
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Africa: Create Jobs in Continent, and All Else Will Follow

18x18 AllAfrica News: Africa   2010-03-09
Bill Gates' commitment at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to give $10 billion over the next decade to develop and distribute vaccines to children in the world's poorest countries has stimulated an interesting discussion on what wou...

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Zahidi Says Companies Not Tracking Gender Pay Gaps: Video

18x18 Bloomberg on YouTube   2010-03-09
Zahidi Says Companies Not Tracking Gender Pay Gaps: Video March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Saadia Zahidi, director of Women Leaders and Gender at the World Economic Forum, talks with Bloomberg's Margaret Brennan about the role of women in the global workfor...

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The Katerva Challenge Kicks Off With Global Competition to Address Climate Change

18x18 CSR Wire   2010-03-09
The Global Challenge Institute today announced the launch of The Katerva Challenge (www.katerva.com), a world-class, six-month event that uses competition, education, collaboration, and social media to solve universal problems that affect the worl...

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Climate Change Exchange links youth in four Olympic host countries

18x18 webnewswire.com   2010-03-09
/CNW/ - On March 9 & 10, the Ontario Science Centre and the British Council will co-host a live event connecting youth in Olympic host nations. They will discuss the challenges facing their countries as well as their hopes and proposed solutions f...

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Herding Cool Cats: Lessons from Pop!Tech's Andrew Zolli

18x18 HBR Blog: The Conversation   2010-03-09
Sure, it's great to hang out at a hot-ticket business conference such as TED, Pop!Tech, or the annual meetings of The Clinton Global Initiative and the World Economic Forum. But these gatherings are steadily evolving beyond the standard conference...

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Team Tuesday (9/3/2010)

18x18 Global Changemakers - The Blog   2010-03-09
Since last week’s entry was such a success with the readers, here are some more weekly updates from Global Changemakers HQ. And what a packed week it has been… Last Friday Gaby spent much of the day fighting the British Council computer system, al...

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The Time Is Ripe for Innovation Outsourcing Without Borders

18x18 Fast Company: Leadership   2010-03-09
Having the right approach to globalization will define successful leadership in 2010. While financial institutions toppled in 2009, new industries were born. While industry incumbents struggled to survive, new entrants thrived. It’s in the sharp c...

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davos: Reading: Firms 'missing out on female talent', WEF report says - BBC http://tr.im/RaGK #GenderGap ^ml

18x18 Official WEF Twitter   2010-03-09
davos: Reading: Firms 'missing out on female talent', WEF report says - BBC http://tr.im/RaGK #GenderGap ^ml

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Best Countries For Women Workers (PHOTOS)

18x18 Huffington Post: World   2010-03-09
According to a new study published by the World Economic Forum this week, women in nearly every country have not yet reached employment parity with men at private companies. The study -- based on surveys of 600 of the biggest private employers in ...

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davos: Reading: Awareness Rises, but Women Still Lag in Pay - @NYTimes http://tr.im/RaJA #GenderGap ^ml

18x18 Official WEF Twitter   2010-03-09
davos: Reading: Awareness Rises, but Women Still Lag in Pay - @NYTimes http://tr.im/RaJA #GenderGap ^ml

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davos: Reading: The Value Of Closing The Gender Gap - @Forbes http://tr.im/RaLG #GenderGap ^ml

18x18 Official WEF Twitter   2010-03-09
davos: Reading: The Value Of Closing The Gender Gap - @Forbes http://tr.im/RaLG #GenderGap ^ml

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davos: Reading: Addressing Perceived Discrimination - @WSJ http://tr.im/Raxg #WEF ^ml

18x18 Official WEF Twitter   2010-03-09
davos: Reading: Addressing Perceived Discrimination - @WSJ http://tr.im/Raxg #WEF ^ml