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Why Empowering Women Matters

Written by Carole-Anne Priest | 06-Jun-2017 00:00:00

Listening to the news, and the politicians, it is easy to feel concerned about how Western cultures are going to find a way to ensure that economies continue to grow.

Of course, growing economies is a global issue, but Western economies are undergoing a level of disruption not seen since the Industrial revolution. This article is predicated on the assumption that we all believe and understand that empowering and achieving gender equality is important because, well, it is. No reasons are needed to qualify why it is important for everyone. It simply is. Enough said. In this Blog however, we’re going to focus on why empowering women is important for the economies of the entire globe.