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12 Nov 2013- Women’s buying clout needed in boardrooms (Column)

August 12, 2015

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Women's Buying Clout Needed in Boardrooms
by: Irene Natividad

6:05 p.m. EST November 12, 2013
The holiday shopping season is already here, and

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ASX (Sydney) Market Open
  September 10, 2014

August 12, 2015

Corporate Women Directors International (CWDI) Chair Irene Natividad and Australian Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick were joined by over 50 women board directors and executives

2014 Market Opens, Market Opens

Closing the NASDAQ Market
 September 29, 2006

August 12, 2015

On September 29th, 2006, Irene Natividad, chair of Corporate Women Directors International (CWDI), and other premier businesswomen, opened the NASDAQ. Around fifty men and women attended the open.It

2006 Market Opens, Market Opens

Johannesburg Market Open
 September 21, 2009

August 12, 2015
2009 Market Opens, Market Opens

Istanbul Market Open
 May 4, 2011

August 12, 2015

[caption id="attachment_1842" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Summit President Irene Natividad with H.E. Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah binti Mansor, first lady of Malaysia.[/caption]

CWDI opened the market

2011 Market Opens, Market Opens

Barcelona Market Open
 February 10, 2012

August 12, 2015

In Barcelona, Irene Natividad was joined by over fifty women to open the Bolsas on February 10th, 2012. The opening received much acclaim in Spain, and continued the tradition of successful and historic

2012 Market Opens, Market Opens

Warsaw Market Open
 September 25, 2012

August 12, 2015

Over 100 women board directors and executives opened the Warsaw Stock Exchange for the first time as a group on September 25th, 2012. The largest stock exchange in eastern Europe, the Warsaw Stock

2012 Market Opens, Market Opens

Bursa Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur Market Open
 June 5, 2013

August 12, 2015

CWDI Chair Irene Natividad rings the bell to open the Bursa Malaysia Stock Exchange as a kick-off to the 2013 Global Summit of Women.  Joining her are the wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia Datin

2013 Market Opens, Market Opens

Deutsche Börse (Frankfurt) Market Open
 September 30, 2013

August 12, 2015

Fifty women board directors and executives opened the Deutsche Börse today to salute German women’s contributions to the country’s economy as well as the country’s commitment to increasing women’s

2013 Market Opens, Market Opens

Euronext (Paris) Market Open
  June 4, 2014

August 12, 2015

Women board directors and executives, many from leading CAC40 companies, joined Minister of Women, Cities, Youth, and Sports Najat Vallaud-Belkacem and Senator Joelle Garriaud-Maylam in opening the Euronext

2014 Market Opens, Market Opens

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