Women are the half of the engine of our societies; they are half of the engines of our economies. — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
Empowering women with greater income opportunities will lift societies at a much faster rate. — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
Women are the most underutilized 'resource' in the world economy. — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
The 'SheTrades' programme aims to connect one million women entrepreneurs to markets by 2020 with a campaign, a focussed networking app, and… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
Full social and political engagement is impossible without economic empowerment, a point that is as true for women as it is for… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
It makes perfect economic sense to integrate women in the economy in the developing world in order to catch up with advanced… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
Our main aim globally is to connect more women to the economy because we know there is a specific market failure there:… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
Entrepreneurs - both women and men - need equal and fair access to finance - to create new businesses, to reach to… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
I have been talking to trade ministers in various countries who all say that gender inclusivity is important to them. We need… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
Technology is making it easier for women to connect to business opportunities around the world. Legal obstacles must not be allowed to… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
We often run the risk, when discussing women empowerment, to think that this is about women talking about women with other women,… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
The representatives of young professionals and woman entrepreneurs deserve seats at the big table to evolve viable, efficient, and sustainable solutions for… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
The big part of coffee production in many rural areas is in the hands of women. It's women who work in the… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
Governments can't credibly claim to be concerned about stagnant growth and ageing workforces unless they are actively seeking to empower women economically.… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
Governments everywhere have ministries dedicated to women's affairs. I know of only one with a Ministry for Women Empowerment: Indonesia. Charged with… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
Around the world, it is much more difficult for women than for men to run a successful business. Even when laws are… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
Gender-based job restrictions tend to be associated with wider wage gaps and lower employment rates for women. And where girls' future earning… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
Through e-commerce, women have found a means to jump over cultural and traditional lack of available time for remunerated activities. — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
The social and legal discrimination that relegates hundreds of women to subordinate or marginal economic roles has a huge aggregate cost. — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
When women are paid for their work and have control over how the money gets spent, they invest much more of their… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
Technology is making it easier for women to connect to business opportunities around the world. Legal obstacles must not be allowed to stand in… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share
Ever since the first power looms put weavers out of work in the late 18th century, technology has increased productivity but threatened jobs for… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share
Governments can't credibly claim to be concerned about stagnant growth and ageing workforces unless they are actively seeking to empower women economically. One way… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share
The lack of livelihood opportunities in refugee camps pushes many people to embark on dangerous journeys in the quest for a better life. — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share
Our main aim globally is to connect more women to the economy because we know there is a specific market failure there: women are… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share
When the International Trade Centre, the agency I head, works with German electronics giant Bosch to help Kenyan food processing companies boost their productivity… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share
Connecting small and medium-sized businesses to international markets can create work for host country nationals alongside refugees, building economic growth and resilience in host… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share
Most people - including business leaders - want a healthy future for their children. — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share
Governments around the world are looking for economic growth and job creation. African economies are no exception, with increasing recognition that growth has to… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share
Latin Americans are all too familiar with the boom and bust cycles associated with economic populism. — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share
A.P., like the rest of India, has huge potential to move up the value chain by investing in small and medium enterprises to create… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share
Exporting firms are more productive and pay higher wages than their domestically focused counterparts, especially in places like Sub-Saharan Africa. If firms manage to… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share
Japan has huge potential in women - potential, especially in the area of the economy, that Japan is not using fully. — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share
It is no coincidence that in the wake of the Arab Spring, investment in youth-related initiatives, especially related to employment, has increased sharply. — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share
