Women’s leadership is the next global game-changer

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Women’s leadership has a unique + quantifiable impact on business, government + sustainability—that makes the world more peaceful, prosperous, sustainable + inclusive—for everyone.

When women lead in the workplace, they increase ROI, the bottom line, employee satisfaction + innovation.

Business + Economies
Business & Economies
No. 622
Business & Economies

CEOs who score highly for traits like compassion and integrity can earn a 9.35% return on assets over two years.

— Forbes

Business & Economies
Business & Economies
No. 444
Business & Economies

“For every dollar of venture capital funding received, women-led startups generated 78 cents; for businesses launched by men, the return was 31 cents.”

— Boston Consulting Group: Why Women-Owned Startups Are a Better Bet, 2018

Business & Economies
Business & Economies
No. 194
Business & Economies

Over 64 million MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) players in Indonesia contributed 60% to the country's economy. Of the figure, most of those MSME players are women.

— Minister Teten Masduki, The Minister for Cooperatives and SMES Indonesia

Business & Economies
Business + Economies
Government & Power, Business & Economies
No. 329
Government & Power, Business & Economies

“Governments with higher women’s representation in parliaments adopted a higher number of gender-sensitive policy measures in response to the pandemic.”

— UN Development Programme (UNDP) + UN Women, COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker, 2023

Government & Power, Business & Economies
Government & Power
No. 388
Government & Power

“Governments with higher women’s representation in parliaments adopted a higher number of gender-sensitive policy measures in response to the pandemic.”

— UN Development Programme (UNDP) + UN Women, COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker, 2023

Government & Power
Government & Power
No. 433
Government & Power

Women leaders are particularly skilled in crisis management and communication, [are] collaborative in their decision making, and careful to implement inclusive policies that addressed the pandemic’s social impacts…One of the reigning factors of women’s leadership is the emphasis on collective responsibility and solidarity.

—UN Working Paper, COVID-19 and women’s leadership: From an effective response to building back better, 2020

Government & Power

When women lead in government + in decision-making, more money is directed to social policies + families and communities are healthier.

When women lead in peace + sustainability efforts, the outcomes are lasting + resource management is more equitable.

Business + Economies
Sustainability
No. 185
Sustainability

Where women are well represented in government, there is more investment in social protection and a better focus on climate justice.

— UN News

Sustainability
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Sustainability
No. 305
Sustainability

At the local level, women’s participation in managing natural resources leads to more equitable and inclusive resource governance + better conservation outcomes.

— UN Secretary General Report, 2022

Sustainability
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Sustainability
No. 154
Sustainability

Fostering female leadership globally is strongly linked with better environmental outcomes, including the creation of more protected land areas, the ratification of environmental treaties, stricter climate change policies, and smaller carbon footprints.

Why is girls’ education important for climate action?, Brooking Institute

Sustainability
Business + Economies
Culture & Representation
No. 416
Culture & Representation

“The latest FAO report quantifies the enormous opportunity right in front of us: if we can close the gender gap in farm productivity, we could achieve a trillion dollar increase in global GDP, and a reduction of food insecurity for 45 million people globally.”

—USAID Deputy Administrator, Isobel Coleman, Speaking at the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate Summit, May 2023

Culture & Representation
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Culture & Representation
No. 103
Culture & Representation

If relations between men and women in a society are rooted in autocracy, exploitation, violence, insecurity + even terror, it primes the society for the same fate…when societies previously broke free from this toxic cycle of female subordination, they achieved a much more stable, prosperous and secure future for their people.
—WomenStats.org

Culture & Representation
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Culture & Representation
No. 308
Culture & Representation

When it comes to long-term investment, women are more likely to see a greater return than their male counterparts…this average over-performance for women investors sits at an average of 0.8% a year.

— UK Yoppie

Culture & Representation

When women lead in peace + sustainability efforts, the outcomes are lasting + resource management is more equitable.