Closing the gender gap, according to the UN
Globally, only 50% of women aged 15 and above are in paid employment, compared with about 75% of men. Image: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Laura D'Andrea Tyson
Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Jeni Klugman
Managing Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security
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