EMPOWERING WOMEN IN ASIA PACIFIC WILL BOOST REGION’S ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
June 1st, 2018
THE ECONOMIES of the Asia Pacific region are impressively dynamic, but HR experts agree much more could be gained if the region were to succeed in improving women’s skills and providing them with equal opportunities at work.
Illustrating just how much potential there is, the latest report from the McKinsey Global Institute published in April, ‘The power of parity: Advancing women’s equality in Asia Pacific’, has found that advancing women’s equality in the region could add USD4.5 trillion to their collective GDP annually in 2025 - a 12% increase over ...
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