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Sep 24, 2005
Women Can Do More...And They Are Leading The Way

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Women leaders are banding together to help address the needs of women in Singapore under a new initiative launched at a seminar on 24 September 2005.

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Women can do more...and they are leading the way, Press Release, 24 Sep 2005

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