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I Think The Economic Empowerment Of Women That Has Been Growing Over The Past Decade Is At The 'inflection Point' With This Global Recession. Women Are, We Believe, The Solution For Their Families In Their Ability To Go Out And Increase Household Income.

China Is Going To Be One Of Avon's Largest Market Opportunities. It Has A Large Geographic Expanse, With Hundreds Of Thousands Of Women In Small Villages Really Striving To Make An Earnings Opportunity For Themselves.

It Has Given Me A Global Vantage Point, Being The Daughter Of Immigrants From China, Who Had Nothing When They Came Here. And Now I Am Leading A Company. It Speaks To Something Deep In Me, The Concept That You Don't Have To Start With Anything.

That Was Very Much Ahead Of Its Time Back In The 1880s And, Not Surprisingly, It Was Met With Some Resistance. [i]f You Fast Forward To Today And The Fact That We're The Single Largest Source Of Employment For Women (broadly Speaking, As The Reps Are Independent Contractors), We've Been An Important Creator Of Entrepreneurship For Women.

I Became Ceo At The Beginning Of The Hit On Old Economy Stocks. When Something Like That Occurs In Your First Six Months As A Ceo Of A More Traditional Branded Firm, It Makes For A Fast Learning Curve.