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Stepping Up for Systems Change: Plenary Discussion

https://vimeo.com/510578189

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February 10, 2021

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Joy Anderson, Dolika Banda, and Hiro Mizuno discuss what it would take to 100X gender-smart investing at the 2021 GenderSmart Investing Summit. Moderated by Laurie Spengler.

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