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Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment: The Learning Journey of Heidrick & Struggles Company: Heidrick & Struggles

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Author:

Allison Scuriatti

Acknowledgements:

Lidia Adamska
Jozefina Cutura
Amanda Ellis
Matrice Ellis-Kirk
Gayle Joyce
Holly Koeppel
Elisabeth Marx
June-wei Sum
Alicia Yi

Date:

September 2009