The Defiant Optimist
Daring to Fight Global Inequality, Reinvent Finance, and Invest in Women. Broadleaf Books, 2023.
A brief summary of The Defiant Optimist
The personal journey of a female financier’s trailblazing work to break down gender roles, defy tradition, and reinvent an elitist system constructed to hold people back from achieving financial stability.
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Who should read The Defiant Optimist
Female entrepreneurs • advocates of social justice • women and people of color • startups in developing countries • socially responsible investors • anyone who wants to help those without a voice
About the author of The Defiant Optimist
Durreen Shahnaz is a Bangladeshi-American business professor and entrepreneur. She was the first Bangladeshi woman to work on Wall Street, and has had a profound influence on impact investing. In addition, Shahnaz has received several awards for her humanitarian work combining gender inequality, social change, and economics, including The Oslo Business for Peace Award and Joseph Wharton Social Impact Award.
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