"How advancing women’s equality can add $12 trillion to global growth"

The Managing Director of The Diversity & Innovation company was privileged to hear Vivian Hunt, Director and Managing partner of McKinsey UK and Ireland talk about the global opportunity around women’s equality at the Institute of Directors’ recent Women in Business conference. McKinsey continue to provide strong thought leadership on diversity and the economic prize available.

"How advancing women’s equality can add $12 trillion to global growth

Gender inequality is not only a pressing moral and social issue but also a critical economic challenge. If women—who account for half the world’s working-age population—do not achieve their full economic potential, the global economy will suffer. While all types of inequality have economic consequences, in our new McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report, The power of parity: How advancing women’s equality can add $12 trillion to global growth, we focus on the economic implications of lack of parity between men and women."

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