Heather Higginbottom
Heather Higginbottom previously served as the first female U.S. deputy secretary of state for management and resources.

Heather Higginbottom is chief operating officer at CARE USA, where she leads the organization’s overall operations. She previously served as the first female deputy secretary of state for management and resources, managing foreign assistance operations and programming for the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Women's Power Index
Find out where women around the world wield political power - and why it matters.
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Find out where women around the world wield political power - and why it matters.
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Growing Economies Through Gender Parity
Closing the gender gap in the workforce could add a $28 trillion to the global GDP.
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Closing the gender gap in the workforce could add a $28 trillion to the global GDP.
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Women's Workplace Equality Index
Most countries still have laws that make it harder for women to work than men.
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Most countries still have laws that make it harder for women to work than men.
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