The power of parity: advancing women's equality in Asia Pacific
This report argues that advancing women's equality in the countries of Asia Pacific could add $4.5 trillion to their collective annual GDP by 2025, a 12 per cent increase over the business-as-usual trajectory. Pursuing the goal of gender parity can lift many more women out of poverty, unleash the economic potential of many others, and reinforce the region's economic growth. The report proposes five areas for change in Asia Pacific: (1) focus on higher female labour force participation in quality jobs as a priority to boost economic growth; (2) address the pressing regional and global issue of ... Show more
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Published: [Place of publication not identified], McKinsey Global Institute, 2018
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: [viii], 226 p. (report) + [iv], 35 p. (executive summary) + [2] p. (briefing note)
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