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After the Pandemic, Put Women First
From education to entrepreneurship, global recovery efforts need to pay particular attention to the needs of women and girls.
Globally, more than 800 million kids remain out of school.
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Policymakers haven’t always considered how economic shocks impact women and men differently — or how governments should respond. When the 2008 recession hit, few asked how stimulus measures would affect women compared with men.
That approach won’t work for the Covid-19 crisis. As leaders face the enormous challenge of rebuilding post-pandemic economies, women must be at the center of their strategies.