How leaders can boost women’s economic power
Earlier this year I contacted a few African development experts for their views on the continent’s priorities. Our conversation centred on issues like debt restructuring and taxation policy, but just as we were wrapping up, one of them, a Ghanaian economist, offered a different piece of advice: “Don’t stop talking about gender.”
I appreciated the encouragement—and I understood why it was offered. In the two decades I’ve worked as an advocate for women and girls, I’ve learned that there will always be people who insist that now is not the time to talk about gender equality. When the global agenda gets crowded, gender equality is one of the first items to fall off.… Seguir leyendo »