This report on Davos alleges some interesting statements about women and by implication, highlights their differences from men. Do women of all classes really have similar concerns?  Does being female make you more in touch with real people and their concerns?  Is Female Philanthropy, concerned with the plight of poor women , a growing, important movement?  What does this say about the many men who have similar concerns to women?  What makes them different?  Some of these questions are at the heart understanding gender equality.

Read the whole New York Times piece here.

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