Melinda French Gates is among high-profile philanthropists pushing global economic policymakers to consider how they can better support economic growth among women in low-income countries as they meet this week in Washington D.C.
Elevating women to better financial positions within societies helps to improve economies overall, according to French Gates, who spoke on Thursday at the Global Inclusive Growth Summit held on the sidelines of the World Bank-International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings.
“If we just talk about empowering women, we’re not looking at all of the societal barriers that hold them back,” French Gates said during a panel that also featured comedian and philanthropist Trevor Noah.
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Stephanie Beasley@Steph_Beasley
Stephanie Beasley is a Senior Reporter at Devex, where she covers global philanthropy with a focus on regulations and policy. She is an alumna of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and Oberlin College and has a background in Latin American studies. She previously covered transportation security at POLITICO.
