Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda: Make Economies Work for Women

November 7, 2016

Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda at IMF World-Bank Annual Meetings. Gumbonzvanda says better policies would allow more women to work (IMF photo).

In This Episode

While the benefits of expanding women’s participation in the economy are clear, women around the globe continue to face barriers. In this podcast, Action Aid’s Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda says women bear a disproportionate responsibility for unpaid care work, and ill-thought-out policies often add to that burden. Gumbonzvanda joined a panel on Making Macroeconomics Work for Women at the IMF World-Bank Annual Meetings.

Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, International Board Chair for Action Aid
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