Think about it. Women control 70 percent of global consumer spending . . . when women do better, economies do better. — Christine Lagarde Copy Share Image
I guess economists, it’s a bit like scientists, you have definitely fewer women in that field, — Christine Lagarde Copy Share Image
The Egyptian society needs to include its women if it wants to have economic prosperity. — Christine Lagarde Copy Share Image
I hate to say there are female and male ways of dealing with power, because I think each of us has a… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share Image
If female were working in the same proportion as men do, the level of GDP would be up 27 percent in a… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share Image
I have a theory that women are generally given space and appointed to jobs when the situation is tough. I've observed that… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share Image
In the area of trading, it is now an academically demonstrated fact that women tend to be a little bit more risk-adverse.… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share Image
I know this is economic jargon, but essentially, if you bring more women to the job market, you create value, it makes… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share Image
Women, as the minority, have to prove their worth all the time. That's the reason we tend to over-prepare, over-study, over-anticipate. I… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share Image
I do believe women have different ways of taking risks, of ruminating a bit more before they jump to conclusions. And I… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share Image
In the 2013 Economists Program, we hired 51 percent women, 49 percent men. And the reason for that is that we have… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share Image
When in one area of the world the standard of living and the size of the middle class increases, it is going to have… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share
The Egyptian society needs to include its women if it wants to have economic prosperity. — Christine Lagarde Copy Share
People can buy the kind of things they consider as normal and take for granted because of globalization and trade and use of supply… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share
Unless we take action on climate change, future generations will be roasted, toasted, fried and grilled. — Christine Lagarde Copy Share
In the area of trading, it is now an academically demonstrated fact that women tend to be a little bit more risk-adverse. They don't… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share
As far as Athens is concerned, I also think about all those people who are trying to escape tax all the time. All these… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share
The Europeans governments have massively changed the landscape in Europe. There is no doubt about it. They have put together the European Financial Stability… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share
Our fortunes rise together, and they fall together. 'All men are brothers,' said the Analects. We have a collective responsibility-to bring about a more… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share
When I started my life as a baby lawyer, I was interviewing with all the best firms then at the time, and one of… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share
We need to put our good research, our good work, our principles into actionable items whenever we can. — Christine Lagarde Copy Share
When you think of a safe and solid arbitration place, you think of Switzerland, Sweden, Canada. Those attributes may be associated with clichés, but… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share
It's a question of not so much pushing the boys out of the picture, but making the whole frame bigger so that both men… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share
There are goods that are outside trade and in the public domain and that should be reserved and protected. — Christine Lagarde Copy Share
