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Sep 2015
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A Conversation on the Role of Women in T...

OXFORD UNIVERSITY
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A panel discussion on Dr Scilla Elworthy's new book 'Pioneering the Possible: Awakened Leadership for a World That Works' and the Oxford launch of 'Rising Women Rising World.' On the panel: Professor Richard Caplan (Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford) Dr Rama Mani (Senior Research Associate of the University of Oxford’s Centre for I ... Show More
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