At the Women in the World Summit in New York on March 8, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde spoke to historian Niall Ferguson about the role of women in leadership around the world, saying it might be a safer place if more women were in charge. Men were bigger risk takers than women.
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Lagarde talks to Niall Ferguson (photo: Marc Bryan-Brown)[/caption] - Why empowering women is smart economics
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