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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.

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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.

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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. There is a healthcare crisis in the U.S. In 2016, the U.S. spent a staggering $3.2 His life was set.

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If Greece Embraces Uncertainty, Innovation Will Follow

Harvard Business Review

This helps to explain why Greece has one of the lowest license and patent revenues from abroad as a percentage of its GDP, as well as one of the lowest contributions from high-tech product exports to its trade balance. We Greeks must learn to accept and tolerate more risk and uncertainty about the future. And it all starts in school.

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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

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Does Your Company Have What It Takes to Go Global?

Harvard Business Review

They assure the firm has the right knowledge and skills by: Aggressively training staff. Training and sensitizing stakeholders on cultural differences. ” After completing the survey, the respondent receives a score that gauges the firm’s maturity in each area and reveals internal readiness for overseas expansion.

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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’ve always enjoyed winning and strongly believe that you win if you’re fit, train hard, and have the right attitude. So they looked around for a different career and discovered teaching.