Women are Key to Economic Growth
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Women already drive the global economy
Increasing women's role in the economy is central to poverty alleviation
Balance between women and men is critical to achieve optimum economic growth
Meet Astrid Pregel, President of Feminomics and passionate advocate for the economic power of women. She capped her 25-year career in Canada’s Foreign Service as the first woman appointed to the Canadian Embassy in Washington and the first woman Canadian Consul General to the Southeastern U.S.
Pregel's global wanderings have shown her that where women are educated and empowered, economic growth and stability follow.
