Closing gender gap at work could add Sh72tr to Africa

Narrowing the global gender gap in the workplace between 2014 and 2025 could double women’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) growth across the world, according to a report released last week.

McKinsey & Company, an American multinational management consulting firm, notes that bridging the gender divide at the workplace could add about $12 trillion (Sh1,237 trillion) to global GDP and $700 billion (Sh72 trillion) to sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP.