1. Building Inclusive Economies How Women’s Economic Advancement Promotes Sustainable Growth
- Author:
- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon and Rachel B. Vogelstein
- Publication Date:
- 06-2017
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Abstract:
- The connection between women’s economic participation and prosperity is undeniable. Over the past two decades, a growing number of international organizations and world leaders have recognized that the economic empowerment of women is critical to economic growth and stability. Multilateral bodies such as the Group of Twenty and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum have ratified agreements to promote women in the economy as a means to stimulate growth, and governments from the Ivory Coast to Rwanda to Japan have adopted reforms to increase women’s ability to contribute to their economies
- Topic:
- Gender Issues and Global Political Economy
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus