Can investing in women save the global economy?

June 8, 9:27 PMSF Women and Money ExaminerBarbara Bryn Klare

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World Affairs Council of N America

On Thursday, 6/18, Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO of Women’s World Banking (a network of microfinance institutions and banks), and Sharon Vosmek, CEO of Astia (a community committed to building women leaders and the funding and growth of high-potential, high-growth, women-led start-ups), will discuss the global impact of women on economic development and recovery - from microfinance to leaders of multimillion dollar companies. They will discuss how investing in women as a business strategy creates a sound social and financial approach to alleviating the current crisis and preventing further problems, and will relate the work of their respective organizations, Women's World Banking and Astia.

Thurs, 6/18 - Check-in: 6:00 PM, Program 6:30 PM, Reception: 7:30 PM

Can Women Rescue the Global Economy?

World Affairs Council Auditorium

312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor

San Francisco, CA 94108

Council Members: $5, Co-sponsors (International Museum of Women, Women 2.0, and Global Fund for Women members) $10, Nonmembers: $15

For more info and to register, visit the Council's website, call 415-293-4600, or email info@wacsf.org.

Barbara Bryn Klare is a finance writer and communications consultant at CafeFAQ Communications, an online information management firm. Check out her blog, The UpSide of Money, for an UpBeat approach to your finances and follow her on Twitter and see what she's up to.