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                                                                                I love my job because I can see the impact
                                                                                    of standardization activities on public
                                                                                    life, safety and health for people of all
                                                                                             nationalities, gender and race.        ”
                                                                                 Nayereh Pirouzbakht, President, Institute of Standards and
                                                                                                               Industrial Research, Iran




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          The accomplishments of this ITU-G3ict
                                                                                 I’m an engineer … and gender balance has
          cooperation and the impact of its output
          have far exceeded expectations, bringing                               always been very important to me. I’m really
                                                                                 grateful to be able to have this opportunity.
          tremendous benefits to the advancement of                              One of the things I would say to women as
          ICT accessibility worldwide.        ”                                  they consider their career path and their

          Axel Leblois, President and Executive Director, G3ict                  aspirations is: Look ahead and think about
                                                                                 what you would like to be doing. Build the
                                                                                 skills. And then, ask for support for doing it.
                                                                                 Ask to take a chairmanship.         ”

                                                                                 Ms Julie Zoller, Senior Deputy Coordinator for International
                                                                                 Information Communications and Information Policy at the
                                                                                 United States State Department
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