Ivanka Trump Touts ‘Womenomics’ During Japan Trip
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Ivanka Trump lauded the Japanese government’s efforts to increase female workforce participation during a speech in Tokyo on Friday, giving a high-profile boost to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “Womenomics” initiative.
“Womenomics recognizes the centrality of women, who represent roughly half of our global population, in achieving true economic growth,” U.S. President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter said at the World Assembly for Women, hosted by Japan’s foreign ministry. “When women work, it creates a unique multiplier effect: women are more likely than men to hire other women, to give them access to capital, mentorship and networks.”