Financial inclusion and women’s integration
Opinion
April 24, 2021
Mao Zedong proclaimed that ‘women hold up half the sky’ but he forgot to recognize that we still live in a man’s world.
Women’s empowerment through access to finance, jobs, education and health has tremendous potential to turn around the destiny of women. Years of research champions women’s contribution to the economy, including impact on growth, productivity, and long-term wellbeing, sustainability, and value creation in countries, communities, and companies. Following the adoption of the SDGs agenda, women’s empowerment is reinforced by all interrelated goals. This requires an all-encompassing strategy as our challenge is multidimensional and interdependent in nature.
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