Nassim Khadem of the Sydney Morning Herald reports that Sydney has won a global bid to host the "Davos" of women after it was backed by leading business and political leaders who want to showcase Australia as a nation striving for gender equality. 

The Global Summit of Women event will be held in Sydney next year. It is expected to attract more than 1000 business and government leaders from 80 countries, and inject more than $2 million into the NSW economy.

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