Charlie StrossMar 10, 2024

Countries That Close Gender Gaps See Substantial Growth Returns

Empowering women economically is a powerful engine of inclusive growth

https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2023/09/27/countries-that-close-gender-gaps-see-substantial-growth-returns

(Obviously this will be roundly ignored by conservative Christians, b/c it's antithetical to keeping women barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen as domestic serfs. Which is obviously a higher priority than prosperity to a certain type of man …)

Countries That Close Gender Gaps See Substantial Growth Returns

Empowering women economically is a powerful engine of inclusive growth

IMF
Show threadDan Sugalski
@cstross sadly “this is good for economic growth” only works for people looking for growth, as opposed to the people who view it as a zero sum game. They’re mostly just looking to be better than someone else rather than better overall, and seem to be happy to have the world burn so long as there are people under them who catch fire first.
Mar 10, 2024 at 8:32pmWeb
Show threadAlanMar 10, 2024
@wordshaper @cstross conservatism, inequality, and lack of diversity all cause poorer economic performance