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U.S. Marines turn to female executives for advice on recruiting more women
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/10/u-s-marines-turn-to-female-executives-for-advice-on-recruiting-more-women/U.S. Marines turn to female executives for advice on recruiting more women
Reuters
19 Oct 2014 at 17:53 ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Last spring, U.S. Marine Corps Commandant General James Amos did not even know who Sheryl Sandberg was.
Six months later he is good friends with Sandberg, the chief operating officer of social media company Facebook Inc , a top advocate for empowering women to take on leadership roles.
Amos, who retired Friday after 44 years of service, met Sandberg in March, and has since hosted her and other Facebook executives at several events aimed at brainstorming ways to boost the number of female Marines from the current 7.5 percent.
“The relationship is very strong. I think the world of her. It’s based on mutual respect for leadership and character development,” the four-star general and former pilot told Reuters at his Pentagon office days before his retirement.
