Advancing women's employment could add $12 trillion to global GDP and boost some countries' economic output by as much as 35%.

Against a backdrop of stalling progress globally, how can economies, businesses and capital markets tackle gender gaps to unlock new pathways for inclusive and sustainable growth?

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC24) on June 25, 2024, linked to the ongoing work of the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Parity Sprint. You can watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2024/sessions/when-parity-means-growth/

Speakers:

William Warshauer, President and Chief Executive Officer, TechnoServe

Tian Wei, Host, World Insight with Tian Wei, China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Nurul Izzah Anwar, Chairperson, Social & Economic Research Initiative

Liu Qian, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Wusawa Advisory, Inc

Links:

Global Gender Gap Report 2024: https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-gender-gap-report-2024/

Centre for New Economy and Society: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-new-economy-and-society/

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