On the opening page of her remarkably forwardlooking book Sixty Years Sixty Voices —Israeli and Palestinian Women, Patricia Smith Mellon writes poignantly, asserting women’s empowerment:

Joanna Lipper traveled to Zanzibar in the summer of 2009 to photograph women in urban and rural settings. While in Zanzibar she visited Jambiani, a rural village on the east coast of Unguja, where some women work as seaweed farmers.

Hendrica Okondo, from Kenya, is the Global Manager for SRHR and HIV and a focal point for Africa. Here, she reflects on the importance of having access to safe spaces and talks about her path to empowerment.

What compels bright, highly-motivated women at middle management levels-and higher-to turn down opportunities for advancement, look for jobs outside the company, or leave Corporate America altogether?

With the support of corporate leaders in both countries, the United States and China will collaborate to build the capacity of women entrepreneurs.