#GenderMainstreaming #genderbasedbudgeting #genderfirst #publicpolicy Welcome to my weekly Q&A roundup. (Scroll down to find the Q&A.) If this is your first time here, welcome. I spend a fair amount of time speaking at events and conferences. At the end of my presentations, I leave space for audience members to ask questions—tough questions, brave questions, you name it. The level of candor and curiosity always inspires me, and I want to share that sentiment with you. So each

#startup #femaleCEO #genderequityinpolitics #femalefounder #GenderMainstreaming #fiscalpolicy We have a critical window of opportunity in light of this year’s Equity for All® Day (April 10, 2020). If we don’t act decisively now, we could damage our economic engine for years to come. To put it bluntly, many rational, structurally-sound startups led by women are at risk of closing their doors amid COVID-19’s financial fallout. Being that female-founded startups play an integral

#genderequityinpolitics #genderbudgeting #gendersensitivebudget #GenderMainstreaming #fiscalpolicy In a few sentences, you’ll understand why gender budgeting is perhaps the most intuitive tool in our policymakers’ toolbox and why we need to ensure they put it to work immediately. What is Gender Budgeting? (To jump straight to the instructions on how you can be part of the solution, scroll down to the section “How You Can Help: 5 Easy Steps.”) Gender budgeting (also referred t

#genderequity #coronavirus #publicpolicy #genderbudgeting #GenderMainstreaming #fiscalpolicy #government #covid19 Welcome to my weekly Q&A roundup. (Scroll down to find the Q&A.) If this is your first time here, welcome. I spend a fair amount of time speaking at events and conferences. At the end of my presentations, I leave space for audience members to ask questions—tough questions, brave questions, you name it. The level of candor and curiosity always inspires me, and I wa

#genderequity #publicpolicy #genderbudgeting #GenderMainstreaming #fiscalpolicy #government #covid19 Welcome to my weekly Q&A roundup. (Scroll down to find the Q&A.) If this is your first time here, welcome. I spend a fair amount of time speaking at events and conferences. At the end of my presentations, I leave space for audience members to ask questions—tough questions, brave questions, you name it. The level of candor and curiosity always inspires me, and I want to share t

#EconomicsofGenderEquity #genderequity #GenderMainstreaming By 1989, the labor force participation of women had been increasing for more than three decades, when sociologist Arlie Hochschild’s book, “The Second Shift”, came out the same year. The book noted that despite the increased labor force participation of women, women in the workforce were also responsible for the majority of domestic duties such as cleaning, cooking and childcare. The book’s research found that women