Remove Career Remove Development Remove GDP Remove Leadership
article thumbnail

Women and the economy: an opportunity for growth

Strategy Driven

As Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund states: if women were employed at the same rate as men, GDP would increase by 5 percent in the United States, by 9 percent in Japan and by 27 percent in India. Gender inequality, as we can see, is a reality and not only in the developing countries.

Mentor 50
article thumbnail

Working Mothers Are Important Contributors to the U.S. Labor Force

HR Digest

Similarly, 42 percent of working mothers would look for higher pay, and 29 percent work seek additional training to boost their careers. The UN Women website states that by increasing female employment in OECD countries to match the levels presented by Sweden, GDP could be boosted by over $6 trillion.

GDP 98
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Global Rise of Female Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

and developed Europe — women entrepreneurs have higher levels of innovation than their male counterparts. If women''s labor participation were closer to male participation, it would contribute $1T to GDP in emerging economies — women led businesses are key to this opportunity. And in the U.S., more than half of the 9.72

article thumbnail

The Social Network — College Edition

Harvard Business Review

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. 4% of US GDP). One in three students at American colleges and universities transfer at some point in their college career.

GDP 14
article thumbnail

3 Entrepreneurs Who Made It Their Mission to Lower Health Care Costs

Harvard Business Review

trillion, or almost 18% of its GDP , on health care — that’s $10,000 per person, twice as much as any other country in the industrialized world. Or so he thought, until one interaction changed the trajectory of his career. Dinesh’s grandfather developed complications between the checks and passed away.

article thumbnail

The One Type of Leader Who Can Turn Around a Failing School

Harvard Business Review

If more of them can be identified, developed, and appointed, we believe the whole education system will improve. They often arrive with a reputation for being able to turn around a school quickly, as they’ve done this many times before in their career. So they looked around for a different career and discovered teaching.

article thumbnail

Does Your Company Have What It Takes to Go Global?

Harvard Business Review

Cross-pollinating HQ and international leadership. Investments made in improving these seven factors will pay dividends in both the short and long term by helping the company develop and sustain the culture and capabilities required for global success. Hiring required external skill sets.