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To The Contrary
The Confidence Code for Girls - Kay and Shipman
Season 27
Episode 2707
On this edition of our continuing series on women thought leaders, we speak with Katty Kay and Claire Shipman, the co-authors of The Confidence Code. The book talks about the challenges girls go through in gaining confidence and how to overcome them.
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