Conference praises women’s leadership potential

29th June 2009

Simon Harding

Women have contributed more to global gross domestic product (GDP) in the last decade than new technologies and emerging economies like Indian and China, claims MA Roomi, Director of Research at the Centre for Women’s Enterprise at the University of Bedford, speaking at the Centre’s ‘Women Leadership Conference’. Characteristics like self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation and empathy make women superior leaders in both politics and business.

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