IMF SEMINAR EVENT
DATE: April 13, 2016
DAY: Wednesday
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
LOCATION: George Washington University, Lisner Auditorium
Overview
Women comprise a little more than half the world’s population, yet significant gender gaps in labor markets constrain their contribution to measured economy activity and growth. Earlier IMF research pointed to the importance of increasing female participation as part of the economic recipe to boost growth prospects in a wide range of countries, including many advanced economies. Most recent research by the IMF suggests that more women in senior corporate positions may also improve firms’ financial performance. Despite significant progress in recent decades, progress toward gender equality is hampered by gaps in participation in the labor force, earnings, and the limited number of women in senior positions. This panel of experts will examine the role that women’s role in the labor market plays in overall growth and stability. But the debate doesn’t end in the corporate sector. New research also shows that public policy may have just as much a role to play as personal choice in women’s decision to work. How does tax policy play an unintended role in keeping women out of the labor force?Join the conversation via #IMFGender
Getting Down to Business Women, Work and the Global Economy
Getting Down to Business Women, Work and the Global Economy
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Katty Kay is the lead anchor of BBC World News America and was previously the BBC News Washington correspondent. She is a frequent contributor on American politics on US TV networks. Kay is a Board Member at the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF). She is the co-author, with Claire Shipman, of two New York Times bestsellers examining the role of women in the workforce, Womenomics and The Confidence Code.
Mr. David Lipton has been First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund in 2011. Before coming to the Fund, he was Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Economic Affairs at the White House. Previously, he served as Under Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Treasury.
