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CGD's Eeshani Kandpal speaks with the Interamerican Development Bank's Ana María Ibáñez about her recent report on women economists in Latin America, the reflection of cultural norms in education and the workplace, and the importance of role models and mentors in shaping expectations.

In June 1963, U.S. President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law.

As we head into a long weekend to observe Indigenous People’s Day in the United States, thoughts about representation and inclusion are at the top of my mind. Earlier this year, I gave a keynote address at the 2023 Promoting Inclusion in Economics Research conference. I’ve written my remarks here as a blog post in case other people find them useful.  

Only one woman born and raised in a low- or middle-income country has ever headed an international financial institution. CGD's Eeshani Kandpal speaks with Francisco Ferreira from the London School of Economics and Amie Batson from WomenLift Health about what effective mentorship and allyship can look like, the importance and impact of diversity in leadership, and the actions that organizations can take to better support the women and people of color who work there.

NEW DELHI, December 6 : Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said, that Indian women are gradually evolving from participatory to leadership role and constitute an essential component of nation’s inclusive growth as envisaged by Prime Minister Modi. Inaugurating a conference titled, “Women Leading Change...

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