I was home with my kids when I caught an interview with John Micklethwait, Editor-In-Chief of THE ECONOMIST on C-SPAN. I was immediately captivated by his urbane yet modest demeanor and witty command of recondite economic theories.

I devoured THE ECONOMIST’S irreverent reports of the raucous exploits of ‘Davos Man.’ I read the reports by Nadereh Chamlou and wondered why no one had heard of her before

Closing the Gender Gap is estimated to boost US GDP by 9% Eurozone GDP by 13%, Japan GDP by 16%.*
Companies with a higher percentage of women in top management experienced 35% higher Return on Equity and 34% higher Total Return to shareholders.
Emerging Global Talent Crisis resulting in ‘Brain waste’ due to widespread gender gap caused by traditions, conservative attitudes and social norms.
Global economy will face demographic shock of a scale not yet observed.

” Nadereh Chamlou in a report to the World Bank