More women appear at WEF in their own right
Paris
WHEN Patricia Villela Marino first came to Davos, Switzerland, nine years ago, she'd stay up late to make an online bid to get into the World Economic Forum's panels. She was accompanying her husband, a Brazilian banker, and there were no seating guarantees.
This year, as a delegate in her own right, she attended about 40 panels or sessions connected with the forum, ranging from leadership to public policy. With a law degree from a Brazilian university, Ms Marino oversees a fund that invests in social policy initiatives and is working on issues including legalising marijuana for medical treatment.
"I had two options: be in Zurich shopping and then hop in with my husband in his comfy car, or wake up and hop on the shuttle" in hopes of getting into early morning sessions, said Ms Marino, 44, gesticulating to make her point at a table in a hotel near the congress centre, wearing a gray …
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