#DTDW: Highlights, Part 2

More favorite quotes from the Democracy that Delivers for Women Conference:

Sandra Taylor: “Companies are realizing that women are an emerging market of significant importance.”

Sandra Taylor: “Investing in women leads to stronger economic growth for communities, countries, and companies.”

Sandra Taylor: “2011-2020 is the critical decade for women’s economic advancement.”

Shelly Porges, quoting Sec. Clinton: “The logic for connecting women to the global economy is compelling.”

Shelly Porges: the State Department’s Global Women’s Business Initiative focuses on “women owned businesses that are viable but have not yet scaled.”

Shelly Porges: “Women’s economic empowerment is a driver for other kinds of rights.” 

Shari Berenbach: “The real creative solutions are the ones that are crafted and come out of experiences on the ground.”

Shari Berenbach: “SMEs punch above their weight in terms of generating jobs and economic growth.”