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1998 Global Summit of Women<\/strong><\/span>\"\"<\/h1>\n

London, England<\/h1>\n

July 22-26, 1998<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Women & The Global Market\"<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n
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More Than 400 Participants from 73 Economies Take Part in the Outstanding 1998 Global Summit of Women<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
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U.K\u2019s Chair of Equal Employment Opportunity, Kamlesh Bahl, Summit President, Irene Natividad, and U.K.\u2019s Minister for Women, Hon. Harriet Harman at the 1998 London Summit<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Co-Chairs of the 1998 Summit: U.K.'s Equal Opportunity Commission Chair, Kamlesh Bahl, and International Business and Professional Women President, Sylvia Perry, with the Summit President, Irene Natividad<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.K.'s Minister for Women receiving a gift from Summit President Irene Natividad at the Welcoming Reception<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Summit Co-Chair Sylvia Perry welcomes delegates at the Opening Reception<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.S. Civil Rights leader, Dorothy Height, shares her thoughts with delegates<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Mexico's Senator Maria Elena Chapa addressing a question at the Summit<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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IBM Japan Executive Yukako Uchinaga addresses Summit delegates<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Speakers at the session on \"Expanding Linkages Among Women's Business Associations to Strengthen Regional Markets.\"<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Delegates listening to presenters at the 1998 London Summit<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Keynote Speakers<\/h3>\n
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Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Director, U.N. Human Development Program Human Development Report<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ann Sherry, General Manager of Human Resources, Bank of Melbourne-Westpac Banking Corp.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Baroness Jean Denton, Member of British House of Lords, Former Northern Ireland Trade Minister<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

What Participants are Saying...<\/h3>\n
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\"I was invigorated by the energetic, dedicated, and knowledgeable women who came from around the world to communicate their singular vision; that a truly global economy will pole-vault women entrepreneurs over the barriers of their national cultural differences into a marketplace ripe with prosperity and promise\"<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 -Sherrye Henry,<\/strong> Assistant Administrator, Small Business Administration (U.S.A)<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\u201cIt was a pleasant and varied experience.\u00a0\u00a0The whole event generated such an incredible atmosphere and immense opportunity for networking with a vast amount of women across the world.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0-Bola Olabisi,<\/strong> Founder of the Professional Family Woman's Network (England)<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\u201cIt was a great pleasure to be at the Global Summit of Women 1998...which provided women from different backgrounds of the world with a chance of hearing each other to achieve the goal that women can help women ourselves to gain more opportunities and respect widely.\u00a0\u00a0The Summit turned out to be a big success.\u00a0\u00a0It was also amazing that over 400 women from nearly 70 countries could get together like a big family.\u00a0\u00a0For us it was an exciting experience.\"<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 -Pio Yue Xing<\/strong> and Liang Ji-Shan<\/strong>, Shenyang Hunhe National Economic and Technological Development Zone (China)<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\u201cI found the Corporate Director\u2019s Roundtable on the Thursday most interesting, with its emphasis on working towards more effective global networking, as a means of helping to eliminate some of the obstacles that still prevent women of ability rising to top decision-making levels\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 -Lady Howe<\/strong>, Chairman, Broadcasting Standards Commission (England)<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

What the Press is Saying...<\/h3>\n
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\"\"Women are Big Players in Global Market-Getting Bigger<\/h1>\n

\"Women own between a quarter and a third of all businesses worldwide. In the European Union, one-third of new businesses are being started by women.\" CLICKE HERE TO READ FULL ARTICLE<\/a><\/p>\n

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1998 Summit Press Releases<\/h3>\n
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\u201cGlobal Women Leaders to Gather in London\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n

From the President, Irene Natividad<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

1998 Summit Links<\/h3>