Women’s economic empowerment is the smart thing to do. What's stopping us?

In many parts of the world, paid employment means poor working conditions and limited opportunities for women Image: REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly
Laura D'Andrea Tyson
Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
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