Mary Oakes Smith: Former World Bank Manager Focuses her Expertise on Empowering Iraqi Women to Rebuild a New Iraq
June 21, 2011 in News and Updates
Summer 2011, Alumnae Profile, Springside, Philadelphia, PA; Delmar Times, Carmel Valley News, CA, Arthur Lightbourn
The decision to launch the Iraqi Women’s Fellowship Foundation in 2008 was the culmination of a 30 year career at the World Bank by Mary Oakes Smith, including nearly ten years working in the Middle East. She is dedicated to empowering Iraqi women in science and engineering, to enable them to take leadership roles in the reconstructing, stabilizing and near and long term development of Iraq. She sees Iraqi women as a vital force in these needs, and as key professionals, innovators and role models for the next generation in Iraq.