ANNpower is a challenge for women to make their own first ripple within the world.

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Understanding the ripple a reallocation of resources can cause, we must also make changes that have the least detrimental affect to our economy.

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The current situation is likely to make manufacturers everywhere wary of any new investments and hiring, which will have a ripple effect for manufacturers of the equipment and supplies they utilize.

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