“Gender Equality as Smart Economics”: Questioning the Assumptions behind the Claim
by Cecilia Berlanga Alessio Robles
Image credit: Ana G. Urdaneta
The “business case” for gender equality and women’s empowerment has become widely internalized, pursued and institutionalized by development agencies, national governments and corporate social responsibility initiatives. For decades, the idea of gender equality as smart economics has prevailed as the rationale behind policies and programs implemented mainly in low-income and developing countries. […]