Wednesday, January 19, 2011 12:31 PM

Women will be crucial to achieving a full economic recovery from the current recession, says I.M.O.W. Global Council member Irene Natividad, president of the Global Summit of Women, a summit for women leaders on best practices in advancing women's economic opportunities worldwide. Natividad has long been instrumental in increasing the representation of women in politics and business and was elected to chair the National Women's Political Caucus in 1985.