Philip Morris International Celebrates International Women's Day

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is working to end gender inequality. She is launching a new global program called Generation Equality. This will be a partnership between UN Women, WEF, the private sector and the Gates Foundation. The executive Director at UN Women joined us to talk about the new program

Philip Morris International has an aggressive plan to help pave the way to a smoke-free world, but that doesn't mean it's going to stop selling cigarettes. Marian Salzman, currently senior vice president of PMI, said the company hopes to convert 40 percent of smokers to non-smokers or to using less harmful devices by 2025, in a move that stems from an epiphany the company had about 20 years ago.

The FDA says it will permit the sale of the IQOS device, a vape pen that heats tobacco rather than liquid nicotine, which is how devices like the Juul work, with marketing guidelines.