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Breaking the silence on slavery: why companies need to do more

I WAS RECENTLY INTERVIEWED BY OLIVER BALCH FOR THE GUARDIAN, PLEASE READ THE BELOW ARTICLE ON THE IMPORTANT TOPIC OF SPOTTING ABUSES IN SUPPLY CHAINS TO TACKLE SLAVERY. Spotting abuses in supply chains doesn’t absolve corporations from the obligation of helping victims. It’s their duty, not NGOs’ After decades of silence and denial on modern-day slavery, [...]

Where is China’s Sheryl Sandberg?

A BLOG POST BY WENCHI YU The Facebook COO has become a star, and it’s only a matter of time before a female Chinese executive puts together the skills to reach that level At the recent inaugural Fortune Most Powerful Women Asia meeting in Hong Kong, prominent female Asian business leaders discussed economic issues ranging [...]

“Higher Education Today” Focuses on American University of Afghanistan

A BLOG POST BY STEPHENIE FOSTER           I am usually the interviewer or moderator, but I was honored to be on Steven Roy Goodman’s television program, “Higher Education Today” to talk about the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF).  The other guest was my friend Leslie Schweitzer who is on the board of [...]

Frauenquote

A BLOG POST BY NIAMH CORBETT, 30% CLUB STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBER The latest curve-ball from Europe, Germany’s likely introduction of quotas, sees us back frustratingly arguing already well-trodden ground. Earlier this week, the two parties most likely to form the next German government reached a compromise over the so-called ‘Frauenquote’ rule. The debate is not [...]

Secretary Kerry: Advancing Afghan Women

A BLOG POST BY STEPHENIE FOSTER  It isn’t the first time I have heard Secretary Kerry talk about the importance of women to Afghanistan’s future  – but it might have been in the most beautiful venue, Gaston Hall at Georgetown University.  Secretary Kerry   joined former Secretary Clinton, former First Lady Laura Bush, and many others in a [...]