Women’s economic empowerment is not just good for women but for society overall.

Women’s economic empowerment is not just good for women but for society overall. If the number of female workers were to increase to match the number of men, GDP would expand by 5% in the United States, by 9% in Japan and by 27% in India.

https://theconversation.com/why-christine-lagarde-says-women-are-the-answer-to-the-worlds-economic-growth-problem-65406