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Episode 1 (Policy Makers edition). Empowering women: How to turbocharge global growth.

Episode 1 (Policy Makers edition). Empowering women: How to turbocharge global growth.

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Countries have made enormous progress in recent decades dismantling laws that discriminate against women, but to this day, no country has achieved true equality of opportunity. According to the World Bank 2024 Women, Business and the Law report, countries can unlock the full potential of their population by embracing legal gender equality. Closing the gender gap in employment and entrepreneurship could raise the global GDP by more than 20%. Listen to what countries can do to turbocharge global growth. Generated with AI and guided by our experts.

Host: Renos Vakis, Lead Economist at the World Bank

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  • Women, Business and the Law 2024 report
  • About the Institute for Economic Development

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