A fabulous and ground-breaking book on the direct relationship between a woman's amount of freedom and the economic prosperity of her country.
Augusto Lopez-Carlos is currently a Senior Fellow at the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. From 2011 to 2017 he was the Director of the Global Indicators Group at the World Bank Group. He is a brilliant public speaker and a leading world authority on gender inequality and economics. Bahiyyih Nakhjavani is an Iranian writer who grew up in Uganda. Her novel The Saddlebag was an international bestseller. She has taught European and American literature, and now lives in France.
"This is an ideal book for policymakers who need to understand the
broader picture of gender inequality and its impact...This book
provides insights into the many ways that the oppression of women
is tied to economic stagnation and too often shielded from policy
interventions by arguments of national or cultural sovereignty."
--Stanford Social Innovation Review "The authors compare the
economies of gender-biased nations to those that promote equal
rights, demonstrating the profound impact of inequality."
--Booklist "Practical, intelligent, and focused on
solutions...combines sound research across several disciplines to
prove the simple math of its title and make the pressing case that
governments should prioritize gender equality for reasons of
economic stability." --Publisher's Weekly "Impressive in
scope...inspiring." --Kirkus Reviews "A refreshing look at gender
inequality. This book promises to be a major contribution to our
understanding of a shamefully dark and endemic problem." --Prof.
Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Chair, The Ruth and Emanuel Rackman Center
for the Advancement of the Status of Women
Faculty of Law, Bar-Ilan University, Israel "Not only timely but
profoundly important. The book's wide-ranging subjects convincingly
make the case how gender inequality has and continues to cost the
world too much: from the pandemic of violence against women and
girls to religious and culture totalitarianism, it provides
statistics and examples from every corner of the globe, it is truly
a tour de force for anyone, not just scholars in the field, and a
must-read." --Jackie Jones, Professor of Feminist Legal Studies,
Department of Law, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
"A compelling and often disturbing read by two authors well read in
other social sciences, religion and history--and with a fluid
command of the pen. The chapter on violence against women is
gripping and disturbing, its commonality amply documented. Do not
overlook the chapter on culture, with its argument that incentives
are what matter, and its thorough rejection of doctrinal beliefs as
legitimate "cultural" traditions--a message for the Taliban and the
Pope as well." --Nancy Birdaall, founding President of the Center
for Global Development and former executive vice-president of the
Inter-American Development Bank "This is a timely contribution to a
better understanding of the negative economic impacts of gender
inequality in society. Based on solid research and current data,
the authors speak to the hearts as well as minds to all readers who
are determined to find an antidote against this virus and bring an
end to an egregious breach of human rights."--Maud de Boer
Buquicchio, UN Special Rapporteurm, Former Deputy Secretary General
of the Council of Europe "This book on the economic dimensions of
gender inequality is full of insights on different cultures, on
their selectivity in relation to women's rights and on the terrible
consequences of gender inequality which result across the world. It
is a thought-provoking analysis of how such inequality impacts
every aspect of politics and society, whether at home, in the
workplace, within particular countries or internationally. The
authors argue that gender inequality is not just a moral concern
but has a major economic impact as well. They point out that if
Governments regulate other aspects of business, perhaps they should
be obliged to regulate on the grounds of gender too."--Rt Hon
Baroness Lindsay Northover, Member of the House of Lords, Former
Minister in the Department for International Development, UK
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