Gender Inequality
Gender parity can boost economic growth. Here's how
Economist Laura Tyson says that not just GDP but also financial markets can benefit from women's equality.
Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. Chair, Blum Center for Developing Economies Board of Trustees, UC Berkeley. Co-chair California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Council of Economic Advisors. Member of the Board of Directors: Lexmark International and Stem. Previous affiliations: 2020-2021, Commission d'experts sur les grands défis économiques, French President Emmanuel Macron. 2018, Interim Dean of Berkeley Haas. 2002-06, Dean of London Business School. 1998-2001, Dean of the Berkeley-Haas. US Department of State Foreign Affairs Policy Board. Member of President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board and Semiconductor Working Group (PCAST). Served in Clinton Administration: Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (1993-95) and Director of the National Economic Council (1995-96). Co-Author of Leave No One Behind, a report for the United Nation’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment.
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Gender Inequality
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