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Focus: International Women's Day 2011

International Women's Day (IWD) 2011 takes place 8 March and is a global day celebrating the economic, political, and social achievements of women past, present, and future. In honor of this event, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited’s Council for the Global Retention of Women (GROW) hosted its third annual GROW IWD webcast on 2 March.

A panel of business leaders from around the world came together to discuss how investing in and developing women as workers, leaders, and consumers can yield a significant benefit—the Gender Dividend. Panelists offered insights, perspectives, and lessons learned. Other stories on this page highlight achievements of women leaders and programs offered through the Deloitte network.

Watch a recording or download video (112 MB) of the 2 March webcast and join us in this salute to women leaders, especially the women of Deloitte, on International Women’s Day.

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	Empower. Invest. Accelerate. The gender dividend: Women as the next smart business strategy A panel of business leaders from Asia, Europe, and the Americas, discuss the opportunities and benefits of tapping an untapped source of economic growth—women—in this webcast recording. Download the 2011 IWD toolkit (PDF) \| Download the webcast transcript (PDF)
	The gender dividend: Making the business case for investing in women This series of papers from Global Public Sector examines successful models for investing in and integrating women, and lays out the rationale behind why governments and organizations must look to women as key to economic growth.
	Women in the boardroom: A global perspective This report from Deloitte's Global Center for Corporate Governance examines the pursuit of gender parity in boardrooms around the world and provides an overview of initiatives under way in 12 countries. The study is among the most comprehensive conducted on boardroom diversity

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