We've rounded up some powerful perspectives on why investing in women and girls leads to financial and social returns, courtesy of the very smart friends and beta members of the Women Effect community.
Why the world must invest in women now
We live in a world characterized by gender inequality. Throughout the globe, women continue to struggle for equal wages, access to capital and financing, training, supply chain inclusion and more. This state of affairs is unfair, unethical and unwise. Reams of research show that investing in women is not only the right thing to do, it’s the economically smart thing to do—for women and men.