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April 28, 2011
Laura Liswood summarizes the World Economic Forum session on the role of women in developing democracies. She looks at areas where there has been great success as well as areas that need further work. (3 min 16 sec)

January 28, 2011
In an interview with Eddie Lush of Hub Culture at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Laura Liswood discusses the unconscious roles that everyone brings into the workplace. She also discusses the well documented facts relating to the importance of women in business and the ways to “hurry history? to promote gender parity. (6 min 32 sec)

October 15, 2010
Produced by the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School, this video interviews participants in the “Closing the Gender Gap: The Business Case for Organizations, Politics and Society? Conference, co-hosted by WAPPP and the Council of Women World Leaders with our knowledge partner the World Economic Forum, who offer their views on the importance of involving women in all sectors of society. In this video, Ms. Liswood discusses the necessity of educating girls in order to create empowered women. She stresses that the goal of the women’s empowerment agenda is for everyone to get the “winning ticket? in life. (18 min 43 secs)

August 4, 2010
In an interview with Bloomberg News, Laura Liswood describes the ways in which the global recession has impacted women in the workplace and argues that society needs to “hurry history? to achieve true gender parity. (5 min 38 secs)

June 29, 2010
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the election of the world’s first democratically elected woman president, H.E. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, President of Iceland (1980-1996), Laura Liswood addressed a gathering at the Institute of Foreign Languages in Reykjavik, Iceland. Liswood shared anecdotes from her experience meeting and getting to know President Vigdís. Liswood’s speech highlights the leadership qualities personified by President Vigdís, including empathy, humor, creativity, and energy, and urges emerging leaders to create a new vision for the future based on President Vigdís’s exemplary model. (52 min 48 secs)

In conversation with literary agent, Mr. Howard Yoon, Ms. Liswood discusses her newest book: The Loudest Duck, and explores workplace diversity. She highlights the challenges of existing diversity efforts and presents new thinking around this topic. Going beyond the usual approaches to diversity, Ms. Liswood provides concrete tools for employees and management within multinational, multi-cultural companies, for creating effective workplaces for all. (7min 36 secs)

July 1, 2009
In her speech at Run Woman Run of San Diego CA, Ms. Liswood explores the questions surrounding myths of leadership and lessons of leaders. She looks at best practices of excellent leaders drawing upon the interviews she has conducted with women heads of state and heads of government. (3min 37 secs)

July 1, 2009
Ms. Liswood shares insights on how to enhance opportunities to lead and shape one’s career successfully. She explores ways in which to benefit from differing styles of leadership and communication. (4min 32 secs)

November 6, 2007
Judith Dobrzynski interviews Laura Liswood on the challenges faced by women in politics and business on the path to advancing their careers. Women and minorities frequently face institutional, historical as well as behavioral barriers that result in a “glass ceiling? effect. Liswood identifies a number of mechanisms to help women advance in their lives as well as in their careers. (9min 59 secs)