10,000 Women is a five year program organised by Goldman Sachs with the goal of training 10,000 women from predominantly developing countries in business and management.[1][2] The program was announced on March 5, 2008 at Columbia University.[3][4] The scheme is one of the largest philanthropic projects the bank has been involved with.[5] As part of the program, Goldman Sachs has committed $100 million in funding and partnered universities in Europe and the United States with business schools in developing and emerging economies.[6][7] [edit] Academic partners [edit] External links [edit] References - ^ krothen (2008-03-05), GOLDMAN SACHS LAUNCHES 10,000 WOMEN, Goldman Sachs, archived from the original on 2009-04-26, http://www.webcitation.org/5gKbpAJOj, retrieved 2009-03-18
- ^ News Editor 2 (2009-06-13). "Goldman Sachs Welcomes First Japanese Partner to 10,000 Women". The FINANCIAL. Archived from the original on 2009-06-17. http://www.webcitation.org/5hbsA7lYJ. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ Damast, Alison (2008-03-05), "$100 Million for 10,000 Women", BusinessWeek, archived from the original on 2009-04-26, http://www.webcitation.org/5gKbpUu5E, retrieved 2009-03-18
- ^ Lewis, Carol (2008-09-16), "The 10,000 Women initiative", The Times, http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article4761134.ece, retrieved 2009-03-19
- ^ White, Ben (2008-03-06), "Goldman in $100m drive to educate women", Financial Times (New York), http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fefb1fd6-eb09-11dc-a5f4-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1, retrieved 2009-03-19
- ^ "Goldman sees gold in helping women". CNNMoney.com. 2008-03-12. http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/11/news/companies/goldman_women_philanthropy.fortune/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ Kelly, Kate (2008-03-06). "If It’s Good for Goldman, It’s Good for the World". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2009-06-17. http://www.webcitation.org/5hbsAa8rJ. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ Parke, Kerry (2008-03-05), HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL JOINS 10,000 WOMEN, Harvard Business School, http://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/goldmansachs.html, retrieved 2009-03-19
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