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Microfinance Is Good for Women, but It's Only Part of the Solution

Harvard Business Review

This is far from a perfect solution, of course. Many companies also need to adopt more progressive policies regarding flextime, career stops, job sharing, and other alternative career paths. And HP employees get to leverage their expertise in areas as diverse as IT, engineering, and HR in order to improve access to healthcare.

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Elder Care, Child Care, and the Struggles of Chinese Women

Harvard Business Review

Of course, I miss the chance to be with my daughter, but working mothers have to focus more on work," she says stoically. Among the suggestions and solutions aired by conference attendees: Flextime is still relatively unknown in China.