On March 8, which was International Women’s Day, Jane Wurwand, founder of Dermalogica and joinFITE, a global women’s microlending initiative, spoke at the United Nations as part of the Third International Women’s Day Forum. The forum was hosted by the UN Office for Partnership and the US Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center and focused on the need for policy innovation, leadership, and collaboration across all sectors of business and government to engage the potential of women everywhere. “The empowerment of women is smart economics,” says Wurwand.